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Department of Education rule threatens viability of for-profit colleges

Department of Education rule threatens viability of for-profit colleges

Washington Examiner  Jeremiah Poff October 6, 2023 The United States Department of Education finalized a new regulation last week that critics say could have a catastrophic effect on the long-term viability of for-profit career colleges. The so-called gainful employment rule was finalized last week, less than five months after it was proposed in May. The […]

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Student-loan borrowers are facing ‘excessively long’ wait times for help from their servicers, Biden’s Education Secretary says — and it’ll take more money from Congress to fix it

Student-loan borrowers are facing ‘excessively long’ wait times for help from their servicers, Biden’s Education Secretary says — and it’ll take more money from Congress to fix it

Insider  Ayelet Sheffey October 4, 2023 Student-loan borrowers are facing a host of challenges as they begin to enter repayment. The administration’s top education official said Congress can help. October 1 marked the official end of pandemic relief for federal student-loan borrowers. Bills are now starting to become due after an over three-year […]

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WCET Survey of Institutional Digital Learning Definitions – Preliminary Report on Key Themes, Insights, and Challenges

WCET Survey of Institutional Digital Learning Definitions – Preliminary Report on Key Themes, Insights, and Challenges

WCET October 5, 2023 Online learning, hybrid learning, hyflex learning, blended learning, and distance education. What are the differences between these terms that necessitate the creation of novel words for variations of modality? What goes into the institutional decisions on defining these terms? WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, gathered […]

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Deep Dive: ED Releases Unofficial Final Rule on Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency Framework

Deep Dive: ED Releases Unofficial Final Rule on Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency Framework

NASFAA Jill Desjean October 6, 2023 Last week, the Department of Education (ED) released its unofficial final rule on Gainful Employment (GE) and its new Financial Value Transparency framework, which it plans to officially release in the Federal Register on October 10, 2023. The rule represents ED’s fourth effort, over more than a decade, to establish […]

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NC-SARA Announces New President

NC-SARA Announces New President

NC SARA  September 20, 2023 NC-SARA Announces New President Dr. Marianne Boeke brings more than two decades of experience in higher education policy, research and evaluation BOULDER, CO. (SEPTEMBER 20, 2023) – The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) – a nonprofit organization that helps expand access to educational opportunities and ensure […]

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The cost of the unaccountable CFPB keeps getting higher

The cost of the unaccountable CFPB keeps getting higher

The Hill Fred Burnside September 24, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a constitutional reckoning when the Supreme Court hears arguments on Oct. 3 in CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America. Trade associations successfully argued at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the CFPB’s structure violates the Appropriations Clause because […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Approves $37 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for Over 1,200 Students Who Attended the University of Phoenix

Biden-Harris Administration Approves $37 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for Over 1,200 Students Who Attended the University of Phoenix

U.S. Department of Education  September 20, 2023 Relief stems partly from evidence provided by the Federal Trade Commission, which obtained a $191 million settlement from the school in 2019 The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of nearly $37 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 1,200 […]

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