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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz February 24, 2021 The relief package lawmakers are considering includes a measure that would further restrain how much federal aid for-profit colleges can receive. Tucked away in Congressional Democrats’ coronavirus relief proposal is a measure that would shake up the for-profit college industry. They’re hoping […]
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 […]
Higher Ed Dive Hallie Busta February 26, 2021 Dive Brief: The Higher Learning Commission is weighing whether to drop its historical regional boundaries and expand its accreditation service area to the entire U.S. Its announcement follows similar moves by at least three other accreditors in response to new regulations from the U.S. […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Eric Kelderman February 26, 2021 Last May, just weeks after college campuses shuttered in response to the coronavirus, the California State University system announced a decision that would send a sort of ripple across the nation’s higher-education landscape. Long before many institutions had set their […]
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 […]
HIGHER ED DIVE Natalie Schwartz February 24, 2021 The relief package lawmakers are considering includes a measure that would further restrain how much federal aid for-profit colleges can receive. Tucked away in Congressional Democrats’ coronavirus relief proposal is a measure that would shake up the for-profit college industry. They’re hoping […]