Higher Ed Dive Emilie Shumway December 12, 2023 While lower-income moms showed a similar desire to excel as their middle- and high-income peers, a multitude of factors hold them back, a University of Phoenix study found. Dive Brief: Lower-income working mothers exhibit a similar desire for career progression as their […]
Higher Ed Dive Carolyn Crist December 13, 2023 Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show. Forty-five percent of companies plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements for some positions in 2024, according to a Nov. 29 report from Intelligent.com. In […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey December 13, 2023 University relationships with online program managers could be turned on their heads in 2024, as the government considers more oversight into OPM contracts. After months of uncertainty about whether the federal government would revise its guidelines for how colleges work with online program […]
FULCRUM Kristen Axtman December 13, 2023 Axtman is a undergraduate student for Medill on the Hill, a program of Northwestern University in which students serve as mobile journalists reporting on events in and around Washington, D.C. The Biden administration has taken aim at the for-profit college industry with a new […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf December 12, 2023 Some Democrats expressed fears that for-profit programs would try to skirt consumer protection guardrails proposed in the legislation. Dive Brief: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced a highly watched bill Tuesday that would allow students to use federal Pell […]
Minding the Campus Andrew Gillen December 8, 2023 One critique of those on the left is that they’ve weaponized the legal and administrative systems against their political opponents. This isn’t necessarily new, or even unique to the left. Republican President Richard Nixon tried to weaponize the IRS to threaten and punish opponents. […]
U.S. Department of Labor Blog Emily Rolen November 13, 2023 If you’re thinking about starting a new career, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics can help you understand the demand for different occupations, what kind of education or training you’ll need and how much they may pay. For example, […]
U.S. News Lauren Camera December 6, 2023 The move is the latest in a series to provide relief to as many borrowers as possible in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to block the president’s sweeping debt cancellation plan. The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it approved an […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 5, 2023 Borrowers who started repaying their undergraduate loans at least 20 years ago and still have a balance will see their remaining debt discharged under an updated proposal for one-time student loan forgiveness released Monday. All other borrowers, including those with graduate school loans, […]
Nursing Times Gemma Mitchell December 5, 2023 Better pay, more support for staff and student wellbeing, and further investment in professional development are among the pledges nurses want to see included in a political manifesto to address workforce issues in the profession. Nursing staff and students have shared their views […]