Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox April 9, 2024 As of March 29, 40 percent fewer high school students had completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid than they did by that date in 2023, according to newly released data from the U.S. Education Department, a massive drop caused largely by the […]
UB University Business Alcino Donadel April 5, 2024 A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a significant rise in fake students applying to college and enrolling in classes to take advantage of the higher education system. Ghost students, also called “Pell runners,” have caused particular havoc in California, upsetting […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 8, 2024 Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system. Hard-pressed college administrators got some welcome news last Thursday, when the Education Department announced an abrupt about-face. A few days […]
Fox Business Breck Dumas April 5, 2024 The Biden administration is reportedly scrambling to push through widespread loan forgiveness ahead of the election The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to take a second crack at broad student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans after the Supreme Court struck down its first attempt. […]
Washington Examiner Breccan F. Thies April 8, 2024 Universities around the country only recently received revised student financial aid data after months of delays — and the Biden administration is also requiring them to provide new employment metrics without telling them how to comply. Traditional universities, trade schools, certificate programs, and other forms of continued […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cheryl Oldham April 5, 2024 Included in the legislation being considered to reauthorize WIOA is a meaningful update that at least half of the dollars fund skills training and work-based learning opportunities. Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider A Stronger Workforce […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 8, 2024 The Biden administration’s new rule making it easier for a defrauded borrower to seek debt relief has “numerous statutory and regulatory shortcomings,” a federal appeals court ruled last week. The judges said that a lawsuit seeking to overturn those regulations is likely […]
CECU April 4, 2024 This afternoon, the Fifth Circuit published its opinion deciding the appeal from the denial of the preliminary injunction in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the District Court and ordering that the effective date of the Biden administration’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule (BDR Rule) be pushed back […]
News Nation Taylor Delandro April 3, 2024 More Gen Z students attending trade school over 4-year institutions Welding analyst: Society promotes trade school over traditional college Electrical contractor: I saw more success after trade school than college (NewsNation) — Blue-collar jobs are making their return as Gen Z graduates high school and skip four-year institutions. […]
Duane Morris April 3, 2024 On March 29, 2024, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona heeded the call of a bipartisan group of senators, the American Council on Education and numerous other influential higher education constituencies by extending the institutional data reporting deadline from July 31, 2024, to October 1, 2024, for […]