Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami October 21, 2020 In a strongly worded order, a federal judge in California is signaling that he may put a stop to the Education Department’s nearly universal denials of requests by those who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges to have their student debts canceled. Attorneys […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune Kristina Davis October 18, 2020 A federal lawsuit against the University of San Diego is the latest asking for prorated tuition and fees to reflect the switch to online learning Hands-on learning. Face-to-face interactions. Study sessions in the student union. Workouts in the student gym. That’s […]
Inside Higher Ed Madeline St. Amour October 15, 2020 Several concerning enrollment trends are holding strong as the latest, and more comprehensive, data show. Experts and advocates are particularly worried about community colleges. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has bad news. Again. Its latest fall 2020 enrollment report continues […]
Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie October 14, 2020 Ed-tech start-up Engageli has raised $14.5 million to build a videoconferencing platform. Unlike Zoom, the platform has been purposefully designed with college and university faculty members and students in mind. Ed-tech innovators and investors haven’t missed faculty members’ widespread frustration with current videoconferencing […]
Inside Higher Ed Steven Mintz October 12, 2020 It’s time to figure out how to make it more effective. As we enter our second online semester, it’s time to stop thinking of remote learning as a crisis-prompted expedient. It will not go away as soon as a vaccine appears. Online […]
DAILY CALLER Allen West October 12, 2020 Every election cycle, liberal politicians amp up the attack on private, for-profit and nonprofit colleges to galvanize their base of voters and appease liberal educators who fear losing their jobs if public colleges compete on a level playing field with career-focused, private schools. […]
Education Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf October 13, 2020 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education on Friday rescinded long-standing guidance for how colleges should record and report certain campus crimes to the federal government. The agency’s replacement guidelines on the Clery Act give colleges new flexibilities. Officials no longer need to track crimes that […]
Forbes Adam S. Minsky, Esq. Senior Contributor October 5, 2020 Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Monday for the owners and executives of predatory schools and colleges to be held personally liable for school misconduct. “Millions of Americans are being crushed by over $1.5 trillion dollars in outstanding federal student loan debt, with […]
INSIDE HIGHER ED Kery Murakami October 6, 2020 The advocacy group Student Defense and Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren called on the Education Department on Monday to make the owners of for-profit schools financially liable for the financial losses of students if they are defrauded by the institutions. The proposal would […]
U.S. Department of Education October 2, 2020 1. Question: Can the Institutional Portion of my institution’s allocation under section 18004(a)(1) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act be used to purchase COVID-19-related essentials such as thermometers, cleaning supplies, or other supplies for sanitizing a facility? Answer: Yes. […]