NASFAA.org By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter The House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy on Wednesday held a hearing focused on oversight of the for-profit college sector, during which Democrats and Republicans took starkly different stances on how to address college accountability, prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse, and student […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum A top Education Department official said Wednesday that she could offer no timeline for the review of more than 158,000 outstanding borrower-defense claims. Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, said at a House oversight subcommittee hearing that the Trump administration hasn’t taken any action […]
Ed.gov MAY 21, 2019 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today major improvements to the College Scorecard, a tool launched by the U.S. Department of Education to help students make informed decisions about their education options after high school. The tool now includes information on […]
Inside Higher Ed DeVos plans a pilot program that will allow colleges to use Federal Work-Study funds for private-sector employment. Department also seeks to expand experiment providing Pell Grants to incarcerated students. By Andrew Kreighbaum Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday she will launch a pilot program allowing some colleges to […]
Career Education Review BAKERSFIELD, Calif., May 20, 2019 — UEI College Bakersfield’s Medical Assistant program received The Beverly Newman Volunteer of the Year Award for 2018 for their participation in the Take-Away Tattoo Program, which was presented by Mayor Karen Goh. The students who helped earn this award dedicated their […]
Career.org Analysis by NDP Analytics reveals that more than 400 public and private nonprofit colleges and universities would fail the 90/10 rule. The research, commissioned by Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), uses an expanded 90/10 formula provided in a recent report published under the Brookings Institution. The expanded 90/10 rule includes […]
Education Dive By Hallie Busta Dive Brief: U.S. colleges can expect their costs to rise by 2.6% in the 2019 fiscal year, according to data from the Commonfund Institute, which intends to help higher ed institutions project their budget increases. The preliminary Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) for 2019, which measures inflation in […]
CECU Analysis by NDP Analytics reveals that more than 400 public and private nonprofit colleges and universities would fail the 90/10 rule. The research, commissioned by Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), uses an expanded 90/10 formula provided in a recent report published under the Brookings Institution. The expanded 90/10 rule includes […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain The University of California, San Diego, Extension and the San Diego Workforce Partnership today announced the creation of an income-share agreement fund aimed at helping unemployed and underemployed people in San Diego County finance postsecondary training in high-demand fields, including business intelligence and digital marketing. Through the new […]