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Democrats Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training as Pandemic Unemployment Crisis Continues

Democrats Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training as Pandemic Unemployment Crisis Continues

Education and Labor Committee January 28, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to invest $15 […]

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House Education and Appropriations Committee Membership Changes

House Education and Appropriations Committee Membership Changes

CTE POLICY WATCH Michael Matthews January 28, 2021 As we continue to settle into the 117th Congress, committees have been announcing changes to the rosters, including the addition of new Freshman members. Over the last few days, three House committees important to CTE – the Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, and the Education and Labor Committee – have […]

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CNI College Students and Instructors Distribute Critical COVID-19 Vaccine

CNI College Students and Instructors Distribute Critical COVID-19 Vaccine

Career Education Review Jenny January 29, 2021 Passionate about healthcare, CNI students and staff are committed to helping the community during the pandemic. CNI College students and instructors are volunteering to help roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers at several Orange County and Los Angeles-area hospitals amid the […]

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GAO report looks at prevalence of ‘insiders’ in nonprofit conversions

GAO report looks at prevalence of ‘insiders’ in nonprofit conversions

Education Dive Hallie Busta January 27, 2021 Dive Brief: A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office highlights concerns about conflicts of interest in transactions through which for-profit colleges become nonprofit institutions. The GAO counted 59 such conversions between January 2011 and August 2020. In about a third of those, for-profit […]

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CECU on For-Profit Conversions GAO Report: Students Must Come First

CECU on For-Profit Conversions GAO Report: Students Must Come First

CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities January 27, 2021 Arlington, Va. — Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) President and CEO Dr. Jason Altmire had this to say in response to the release of a Government Accountability Office report on For-Profit conversions: “CECU supports the long overdue review of this important […]

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Higher Ed’s Dirty Little Secrets

Higher Ed’s Dirty Little Secrets

Inside Higher Ed Steven Mintz January 28, 2021 Five secrets too hot to share. Everyone harbors secrets not shared with anyone — not a partner, a therapist or a physician. Typically, these involve fantasies, emotional infidelities, family and financial secrets, and health or hygiene. The reason: they’re too intimate, embarrassing and […]

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Breaking News: Education Department Staff Recommends ACICS Recognition Termination

Breaking News: Education Department Staff Recommends ACICS Recognition Termination

CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities January 23, 2021 Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) released a report authored by career staff that recommends terminating the federal recognition of the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (“ACICS”). Although the recommendation will be considered by a federal […]

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A Threat to Private Colleges?

A Threat to Private Colleges?

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 25, 2021 President Biden’s proposal to make public colleges free could mean more students may be able to go to college, but it could also mean the end for some private institutions. Wells College sits on a picturesque tree-filled campus on the shores of […]

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