Federal Trade Commission Nicole Drayton May 5, 2021 The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $273,500 in refunds to people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scheme that charged them illegal upfront fees and tricked them into believing their student loan payments would be permanently lowered or […]
ACCET Yadexy Sierra, Commission Chair May 4, 2021 The Commission of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET is pleased to formally announce that Christopher Lambert has been appointed as the agency’s new Executive Director starting on May 17, 2021. Interim Executive Director Judy Hendrickson recently announced her […]
The Virginian Pilot May 3, 2021 Gerard Scimeca Many Americans are struggling to find well-paying jobs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. At a time when public universities are falling scandalously short in providing their graduates with the training and experience needed for an increasingly competitive job market, many […]
The Hechinger Report Billy L. Clark May 4, 2021 The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. What would you say if I suggested that the elimination of just one […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 3, 2021 Dive Brief: The share of public higher education institutions affordable to students from low-income families shrunk between the 2014-15 and 2018-19 academic years, according to a new analysis. The National College Attainment Network found that only 23% of 490 public four-years were affordable […]
12WBOY Shyla Parsons April 30, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the bipartisan Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act on Friday. The purpose of the act is to increase transparency for those who are looking to acquire student loans on a federal level. The legislation […]
Career Education Review Jenny May 3, 2021 Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Department’s refusal to release a report showing taxpayers will be on the hook for […]
EDSCOOP Emily Bamforth April 29, 2021 Online higher education institutions continue to see enrollment gains during the coronavirus pandemic, rising another 2.2% in the spring 2021 semester, the National Student Clearinghouse said Thursday, with part-time students powering the increase. Full-time enrollment at online schools rose less than a percentage point this […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely April 29, 2021 Reactions in higher education to President Biden’s proposal for tuition-free community college, increased Pell Grants and tuition aid for students at minority-serving institutions have been largely positive, but the plan won’t be easy to get through Congress. President Biden is calling on […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman April 29, 2021 If campus leaders thought fall 2020 enrollment declines were bad, spring’s enrollment drops are even worse, especially for community colleges. Spring undergraduate enrollment fell 5.9 percent compared to this time last year, the largest drop since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the latest […]