The 74 Asher Lehrer-Small December 8, 2021 The first summer of the pandemic brought disappointing news to school counselor Marianne Matt. Many of the seniors who she had supported through the spring college admission process at Capital High in Madison, Wisconsin — where about three-quarters of students are Black or […]
Higher Ed Dive Jereny Bauer-Wolf December 13, 2021 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it expects to release in April its proposed regulation governing Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination and violence in educational settings. This means the department plans on issuing the draft version of the […]
The Hechinger Report Charlotte West December 10, 2021 Urban and rural students alike struggle to find reliable ways to get to and from campuses When 18-year-old Ernesto Rubio graduated from high school in June, he knew what he wanted to do next: take a summer class in the basics of […]
Inside Sources Michael Graham December 10, 2021 A spending proposal in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It’s a burden that would disproportionately fall on veterans, older students, and people of color. […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 3, 2021 Dive Brief: Just 2% of students who graduated from high school in 2020 and didn’t immediately attend college ended up enrolling a year later this fall, dashing hopes that the large number of students who opted out of higher ed in the pandemic’s […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely December 3, 2021 Several higher education policy experts with differing views on the value of for-profit institutions came together to develop a set of policy recommendations for holding for-profit institutions accountable in a recent report from Opportunity America. “Like too many issues in education, the question of […]
UB University Business Chris Burt December 1, 2021 Only about half of administrators have gotten a jumpstart on key updates being made to financial aid. With changes not coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Federal Methodology until the 2024-25 award year, it is not surprising […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson December 3, 2021 The annual Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Conference dove into its second day of programmatic offerings on Wednesday, with a number of detailed sessions highlighting policy updates and procedures that the Department of Education (ED) sought to engage with financial aid leaders. In […]
CNBC Jessica Dickler November 27, 2021 KEY POINTS Since 2019, undergraduate enrollment nationwide has fallen 8%, putting some colleges in severe financial distress. Only the country’s top universities are faring better than ever. Across the country, colleges are in crisis.Fewer students went back to school again this year, dragging undergraduate enrollment down […]
Committee on Education & Labor December 1, 2021 Democrats’ war on for-profit colleges is unreasonable and hurts students looking to prepare for a career with a flexible education. This report from the American Consumer Institute Center (ACI) highlights the importance of for-profit colleges and examines several overly burdensome rules being pushed by […]