HIGHER ED DIVE Hallie Busta February 2, 2021 UPDATE: Feb. 2, 2021: Grand Canyon University is taking the U.S. Department of Education to court in an effort to require the federal agency to classify it as a nonprofit institution for the purpose of receiving federal financial aid. In a filing Tuesday in the U.S. […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami February 3, 2021 Concerned they are being left out of getting additional help in the next coronavirus relief package, the association representing for-profit colleges and universities said their students were helped by previous relief funding and would be helped by more aid. Eighty-four percent of 15 […]
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS February 1, 2021 ”Adtalem is overpaying for an inferior and potentially toxic asset, much like the ones the company has tried so hard to divest.” (Bloomberg) — Adtalem Global Education Inc. is being urged by two investors to halt its $1.5 billion acquisition of Walden University until the U.S. […]
Ed Surge Vera Song February 1, 2021 America’s skills gap has been widely discussed. The friction between postsecondary institutions failing to properly prepare job seekers and unrealistic employer expectations has led to seven million unfilled openings. Not surprisingly, the challenge worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still nearly […]
Inside Higher Ed Rick Seltzer February 2, 2021 For-profit Post and American Sentinel Universities announce acquisition built on health-care offerings. The tie-up reveals factors in the nonprofit higher ed market as well. Post University, in Waterbury, Conn., plans to acquire Denver-based American Sentinel University, a deal between two for-profit institutions […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz February 1, 2021 Institutions are lending their credibility to outside education providers as they seek help keeping pace with fast-changing technical fields. Coding boot camps have long been viewed as the antithesis of traditional higher education. They focus more heavily on technical training. Their programs […]
GALLUP Jonathan Rothwell, PH.D. and Megan Brenan February 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Student retention is critical to postsecondary schools’ ability to educate students and remain financially viable. It was a crucial issue before the coronavirus pandemic, and it became even more so in the fall of 2020, given declining […]
Career Education Review Jenny February 1, 2021 In a Nov. 18, 2020 Electronic Announcement we published general information regarding Title IV Aid Disbursement Reporting, Excess Cash, and Reconciliation Requirements. In addition, updated disbursement reporting and data submission timelines for all programs were published in a recent Federal Register Notice (see Federal Register […]
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 […]
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 […]