The Hill Education Dept. regulatory reform task force finds over 150 rules to review BY LYDIA WHEELER – 06/22/17 02:37 PM EDT Following President Trump’s directive, the Education Department said Thursday that its newly formed Regulatory Reform Task Force has completed an initial canvas of its rules, identifying 150 regulations […]
Inside Higher Ed Early Report on ‘Regulatory Relief’ Education Department offers glimpse at its efforts to ease burden of federal rules and asks for suggestions of which to end. By Paul Fain June 23, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday offered a first glimpse at how it is carrying […]
Inside Higher Ed Where Winds Are Blowing on Accreditation At meeting of federal advisory panel, some members push accreditors to set “bright lines” for colleges’ performance, while others caution against oversimplification. By Doug Lederman June 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Distance Education Accrediting […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Landmark Law on Higher Education Should Be Scrapped, DeVos Suggests By Adam Harris JUNE 21, 2017 For the second time in as many months, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has suggested that it’s time to scrap the legislation that governs federal higher-education policy and to start […]
CECU Dear Colleagues: We are writing to let you know of a request from the U.S. Department of Education for ideas from the public as to federal education regulations that should be modified or eliminated. The Department is particularly interested in regulatory provisions that you find “unduly costly or unnecessarily […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education When the U.S. Education Department proposes a rule, one reaction is guaranteed across the political spectrum: dread at the prospect of more negotiated rule-making. That’s when about 30 people, each with distinct and often opposing views, will crowd around a rectangular table in a departmental […]
Gallup by Jaimie Francis and Zac Auter There’s a stark misalignment between the talents employers demand and the skills graduates have as they enter the U.S. workforce. And many higher education leaders fail to see it. While 96% of chief academic officers of colleges and universities believe that their institutions […]
POLITICO Battle brewing over DeVos’ delay of ‘borrower defense’ rules By MICHAEL STRATFORD 06/20/2017 10:00 AM EDT Updated 06/20/2017 09:16 AM EDT With help from Kimberly Hefling and Benjamin Wermund BATTLE BREWING OVER DEVOS’ DELAY OF ‘BORROWER DEFENSE’ RULES: The Trump administration last week, in a highly-anticipated move, formally announced […]
CooleyED Department of Education’s Announcement Leaves Unanswered Questions Regarding Coming Gainful Employment Rule Deadline Jonathon Glass, Kate Lee Carey and Vince Sampson The Department of Education announced it will engage in a new negotiated rulemaking to revise the Gainful Employment Rule, but questions remain. on June 20, 2017 The Department of […]
Inside Higher Ed Year-Round Pell Grants Available July 1 By Andrew Kreighbaum June 20, 2017 Summer Pell Grants will be available to students beginning July 1, the Department of Education announced Monday. “This decision is about empowering students and giving them the flexibility and support needed to achieve their goals,” said Education […]