Committee on Education & Labor September 8, 2021 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Education and Labor Democrats unveiled their piece of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion partisan spending package: “This monstrous spending package recklessly increases what was already the highest sustained […]
Inside Higher Ed September 8, 2021 Alexis Gravely The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action Tuesday against a company offering income-share agreements to help students finance their degrees. The company misrepresented its product and failed to comply with federal consumer financial law, according to the federal agency. Better Future Forward […]
NPR David Folkenflik September 7, 2021 Stymied at every turn, accused of things he never did, Robert Shireman figured this summer that, finally, he knew how best he could reclaim his reputation. He asked The Wall Street Journal to correct a story it published about him back in 2013. Shireman was tired […]
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs September 7, 2021 School Leadership, as you may recall, as of October 1, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rescinding and resetting all 35% Exemptions to standard 85/15 Rule reporting requirements. This means your Education and Training Institution (ETI) will be required to […]
Career Education Review Jenny September 8, 2021 24-Hour Fundraiser Shines Light on Community Nonprofits like The San Marcos Promise San Diego, Calif. (September 8, 2021) – On Thursday, September 9, San Diego will host its first-ever, local giving day called San Diego Gives. The goal is to raise money for and […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 1, 2021 Some California community colleges, already struggling with enrollment declines and the fallout from the pandemic, now face new challenges caused by the wildfires. A haze of smoke rests on Lake Tahoe Community College as the Caldor fire makes its way into the Lake […]
Cal Matters Kristen Hwang August 26, 2021 IN SUMMARY COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state’s new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too. In the past month, four emergency room nurses — exhausted by the onslaught of patients and emotional turmoil wrought […]
Inside Higher Ed Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel August 21, 2021 Free college proposals would only exacerbate the degree completion gap in higher ed, write Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel. “Free college” proposals are at the forefront of state and federal policy making, garnering frequent online […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz September 1, 2021 Dive Brief: More than 65,000 suspected fraudulent financial applications were created in what may have been an attempt to scam the California Community Colleges system, though it’s unclear if any money was disbursed to fake students, the Los Angeles Times reported. Officials suspect fake […]
Los Angeles Times Colleen Shalby and Teresa Watanabe August 31, 2021 The California Community Colleges system is investigating potentially widespread fraud involving fake “bot students” enrolled in active courses in what officials suspect is a scam to obtain financial aid or COVID-19 relief grants. The 116-campus system is beefing up […]