Inside Higher Ed Steven Mintz August 19, 2021 What should we do about the educated underemployed? Is the United States producing an overeducated class with few prospects of holding a job commensurate with their education? That appears to be the case. Brandeis economist Nader Habibi wrote that too many politicians and […]
SJVC August 19, 2021 Thirty years ago, there was more going on than those flash-fads of parachute pants, beanie babies and Macarena performances. A growing interest in the community for a high-end career as a well-trained aircraft mechanic caught the interest of San Joaquin Valley College. The big aircraft companies […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 17, 2021 The Department of Education has updated prior guidance to financial aid administrators about their authority to exercise “professional judgment” for individual financial aid applicants and adjust recently unemployed applicants’ income to zero. This action is designed to ensure that students receive the maximum benefit […]
Inside Higher Ed Colleen Flaherty August 12, 2021 Gary Stephen Maynard, an adjunct instructor of criminal justice studies who worked at several northern California colleges, is being held in jail on suspicion of arson, according to the Sacramento Bee. Maynard was charged in connection with the Ranch Fire in Lassen County after […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman August 12, 2021 In a settlement with Brown, the Justice Department affirms that students with mental health disabilities must be given equal access to higher education. The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with Brown University after students who took medical leaves for mental health […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer August 10, 2021 Dive Brief: Two shuttered for-profit institutions owe a total of more than $6 million, the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid said Tuesday. RWM Fiber Optics Inc., which offered network cabling and television installation training in California before closing in […]
Duane Morris Jonathan Helwink August 10, 2021 On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced that it would be establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee, entitled the “Affordability and Student Loans Committee,” that will, starting in October, meet to begin rewriting certain Title IV-related regulations. The announcement also […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 9, 2021 Dive Brief: Colleges that participate in a multistate reciprocity agreement for online education see growth in the number of students who enroll in distance learning courses, according to a new analysis. Institutions that work with NC-SARA — the organization that controls the U.S.’s […]
The Washington Post Danielle Douglas-Gabriel August 9, 2021 The Education Department on Monday scrapped a Trump-era policy of shielding companies that manage its $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio from state regulation. Instead, the department is encouraging states to work with the federal agency to protect borrowers and hold loan servicers accountable. The […]
CECU Congress is debating a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, including more than $500 billion in new spending on transportation, broadband, and utility systems. To carry out this work, America will depend upon private career school graduates. The following data show that we can’t Build Back Better without our sector. […]