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Biden hires staffers with past ties to for-profit colleges, as progressives rail against industry

Biden hires staffers with past ties to for-profit colleges, as progressives rail against industry

Fox Business  Tyler Olson March 11,2021 Biden admin expected to crack down on for-profit colleges after Trump admin loosened regulations The Biden administration has brought on multiple members with past ties to the for-profit college industry, a sector harshly criticized by progressives for allegedly predatory practices that sometimes leave students ‒ including significant numbers of military members and […]

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California agency that oversees for-profit colleges to face critics

California agency that oversees for-profit colleges to face critics

Ed Source  Thomas Peele March 12, 2021 Hearing will air lawmakers’ objections and calls for robust changes  California faces a reckoning in how it regulates for-profit colleges and trade schools at a time when more students are turning to an educational industry with a long history of fraud allegations. The […]

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New Biden executive order calls for review of Title IX rule

New Biden executive order calls for review of Title IX rule

Higher Ed Dive  Jeremy Bauer-Wolf March 8, 2021 Dive Brief: President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday directing the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate whether the agency’s policies align with the administration’s promise to provide a college education free of sex-based discrimination. The order calls for a review of the Trump […]

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Tightening the 90-10 Rule

Tightening the 90-10 Rule

Inside Higher Ed Keri Murakami March 2, 2021 A proposal long pushed by critics of for-profit institutions took a significant step forward when it was approved by the House as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. A years-long push to lessen the incentive for for-profit institutions to recruit veterans […]

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NACIQI Recommendation to SDO

NACIQI Recommendation to SDO

ACICS March 5,2021 ACICS Denounces NACIQI Recommendation to Terminate Recognition, Especially in Light of New OIG Report Corroborating ACICS Claims; Will Urge Senior Department Official to Recognize ACICS Is in Substantial Compliance with Recognition Criteria The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) voted today to recommend the […]

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Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary

Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary

Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf March 1, 2021 Dive Brief: The Senate on Monday approved Miguel Cardona, a longtime advocate for disadvantaged students and the former Connecticut K-12 schools chief, to serve as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Education. Cardona sailed through the confirmation process in contrast to his predecessor, Betsy DeVos, with […]

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A Poison Pill for For-Profit Colleges

A Poison Pill for For-Profit Colleges

WSJ OPINION  Editorial Board February 25, 2021 The Democratic spending bill would put many out of business. Colleges for years have justified charging exorbitant tuition by offering what they claim is an immersive education. But many closed their campuses during the pandemic and didn’t discount tuition. Now Democrats plan to […]

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