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Education Department Extends COVID-19 Regulatory Flexibilities for Title IV Programs; Announces Implementation of President’s Executive Order for Continued Student Loan Borrower Relief

Education Department Extends COVID-19 Regulatory Flexibilities for Title IV Programs; Announces Implementation of President’s Executive Order for Continued Student Loan Borrower Relief

faegre drinker Jonathan D. Tarnow John R. Przypyszny Cindy Irani Sarah L. Pheasant August 26, 2020 On August 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an electronic announcement extending the effective period for all previously issued regulatory flexibilities related to the COVID-19 national emergency. Those regulatory flexibilities were initially […]

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Democrats campaign on killing education choice for veterans

Democrats campaign on killing education choice for veterans

The Washington Times Jarome Bell August 21, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Summer is almost over and the November election is just around the corner, which means that Americans are once again strapping themselves in for the metaphorical bumpy ride to the finish line. But while the focus for the next few months […]

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Moody’s: Coronavirus Drives New Business Models, Disruption for Higher Ed

Moody’s: Coronavirus Drives New Business Models, Disruption for Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed Rick Seltzer August 27, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic will accelerate a transformation in higher education’s business model, with many universities building out online capabilities and expanding nondegree and certificate programs — changes that are highly disruptive in the next year or two but bolster credit prospects for […]

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Ed Dept. Issues Final Distance Learning Rule

Ed Dept. Issues Final Distance Learning Rule

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami August 25, 2020 The U.S. Department of Education has released its final rule on distance learning, which it said would modernize regulations. “The Department’s regulations regarding distance learning had not kept pace with advances in technology and they created tremendous uncertainty for institutions about what […]

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Secretary DeVos Fully Implements President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum Extending Student Loan Relief to Borrowers Through End of Year

Secretary DeVos Fully Implements President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum Extending Student Loan Relief to Borrowers Through End of Year

Career Education Review  Jenny August 24, 2020 WASHINGTON – Acting on President Donald J. Trump’s Presidential Memorandum signed August 8, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today directed Federal Student Aid (FSA) to extend the student loan relief to borrowers initiated by the President and Secretary in March 2020 […]

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Consumer Groups Take PayPal to Task Over Student Loan Credit Line

Consumer Groups Take PayPal to Task Over Student Loan Credit Line

The New York Times Ann Carrns August 21, 2020 The payment platform, in partnership with Synchrony Bank, offers a way to pay tuition at for-profit schools — at terms that are being called “predatory.” Students at some for-profit career schools could find themselves paying hefty interest charges when using a […]

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Ed Dept pitches new grants to help colleges rebound from the pandemic

Ed Dept pitches new grants to help colleges rebound from the pandemic

Education Dive Hallie Busta August 20, 2020 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is using $28 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support a new grant program meant to help colleges recover from the pandemic. Funds can be used “in a variety of ways,” the announcement states, including […]

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Unitek College to Receive School of Excellence Award in September

Unitek College to Receive School of Excellence Award in September

Career Education REVIEW  Jenny August 20, 2020 The Sacramento Campus at Unitek will be presented with the 2019 – 2020 ACCSC School of Excellence Award Unitek College is thrilled to announce that in September of 2020, they will be presented with the 2019 – 2020 ACCSC School of Excellence Award […]

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