Inside Higher Ed Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, warned the court-appointed receiver for a defunct for-profit college chain not to collect on debts owed by former students. Education Corporation of America, which operated the Virginia College and Brightwood College chains, abruptly closed 70 campuses across the country in December after struggling […]
Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has suspended its contract with the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education, according to KCBX, ending the agency’s ability to authorize colleges to be eligible to receive funds from Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The VA has had several complex disputes with […]
Inside Higher Ed Hundreds of college programs that enroll military service members and veterans have gone years without adequate oversight to determine if they are delivering quality education, according to a recent audit by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. As a result, more than $1.54 million in federal […]
EdSurge To help adult learners, edtech tools should be designed for their needs and goals, support them in virtually communicating with instructors and classmates and offer them a smooth mobile experience, according to a new report published on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education. Called “Changing the Equation: Empowering […]
Inside Higher Ed California’s Legislature appears to have dropped a bill that would have required the state’s 115 community colleges to allow homeless students to sleep overnight in their cars in campus parking lots, The Mercury News reported. A few years ago, the state passed a law requiring colleges to give homeless students […]
Cooley.com After returning from recess on August 12, the California Senate Appropriations Committee took up the package of six remaining higher education bills intended to address concerns about private postsecondary education providers in the state, sending three forward for floor action and holding three bills under submission in committee, meaning they will […]
Inside Higher Ed The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities yesterday published a letter to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, urging that it block the proposed merger of publishers Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education. “The textbook market is already highly concentrated, which has helped fuel cost increases far exceeding the overall rate […]
Inside Higher Ed A string of recent for-profit college closures has led to tens of millions of dollars in student loan cancellation, creating new costs for the federal government on top of disruptions caused for thousands of former students. According to numbers recently provided by the U.S. Department of Education […]
Education Dive California’s newest public college is beginning an experiment this fall that could change how higher education serves a coveted class of students: working adults without degrees. Called Calbright, the free online community college is starting slow, offering noncredit classes with curriculum designed to teach skills requested by area […]
Inside Higher Ed Most of the undergraduates headed for or returning to college this year will be inundated with welcome week and orientation events designed to connect them with classmates, help them find extracurricular activities and clubs, and make them feel at home on campus. The festivals and concerts may […]