Higher Ed Dive Hallie Busta May 11, 2021 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is distributing more than $36 billion in funding to colleges through the latest federal coronavirus rescue package. The department issued a final rule, which Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told reporters on Monday will enable all students […]
NBC News David Paul Morris May 7, 2021 “The questions are, can I go back to my old employer, and can the consumer go back to the old storefront?” said one labor expert. The U.S. economy added just 266,000 jobs in April — a mere fraction of economists’ expectations of nearly a […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman May 6, 2021 Judges have dismissed many of the cases seeking refunds for shifts to virtual learning, but some are going to trial, and at least two colleges have settled. In the year since COVID-19 forced most colleges and universities to shut their physical campuses, […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely May 6, 2021 Bills were introduced in Congress last week that are intended to make it easier for students to understand the cost of college and how they can pay for it. Four bipartisan bills were introduced in Congress last week that all aim to […]
Federal Trade Commission Nicole Drayton May 5, 2021 The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $273,500 in refunds to people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scheme that charged them illegal upfront fees and tricked them into believing their student loan payments would be permanently lowered or […]
ACCET Yadexy Sierra, Commission Chair May 4, 2021 The Commission of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET is pleased to formally announce that Christopher Lambert has been appointed as the agency’s new Executive Director starting on May 17, 2021. Interim Executive Director Judy Hendrickson recently announced her […]
The Virginian Pilot May 3, 2021 Gerard Scimeca Many Americans are struggling to find well-paying jobs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. At a time when public universities are falling scandalously short in providing their graduates with the training and experience needed for an increasingly competitive job market, many […]
The Hechinger Report Billy L. Clark May 4, 2021 The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. What would you say if I suggested that the elimination of just one […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 3, 2021 Dive Brief: The share of public higher education institutions affordable to students from low-income families shrunk between the 2014-15 and 2018-19 academic years, according to a new analysis. The National College Attainment Network found that only 23% of 490 public four-years were affordable […]
12WBOY Shyla Parsons April 30, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the bipartisan Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act on Friday. The purpose of the act is to increase transparency for those who are looking to acquire student loans on a federal level. The legislation […]