Inside Higher Ed Staffing Woes at the Education Department Claude Pressnell, apparent choice as assistant secretary for postsecondary education, removes himself from consideration, further stalling efforts to fill leadership ranks at the Education Department. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 20, 2017 Claude Pressnell The Trump administration’s pick to oversee higher ed policy […]
CECU Shortage of Vocational Nurses 6/16/2017 June 16, 2017 – Washington, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) this month reported that 6.9 million Americans are unemployed, while at the same time 6 million jobs remain unfilled in America. This gap in labor exists because employers demand job-ready employees […]
UPI DeVos suspends rules on student borrower protection By Andrew V. Pestano | June 15, 2017 at 10:11 AM June 15 (UPI) — The Department of Education has paused two rules created by former President Barack Obama‘s administration to protect student borrowers and impose requirements on for-profit colleges. “The department […]
Inside Higher Ed Alternative System for Registered Apprenticeships A new executive order from the White House seeks to expand apprenticeships and open the door to a larger role for industry groups and alternative education providers. By Paul Fain June 16, 2017 President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that seeks […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 16, 2017 Two former students of an Education Management Corporation-owned for-profit college have filed suit to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit challenging borrower-defense regulations. The Department of Education cited the lawsuit, which was brought by an association of California for-profit colleges, in announcing […]
Duane Morris U.S. Department of Education Pauses Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) Regulation and Announces Negotiated Rulemaking Committees to Revise BDR and Gainful Employment Regulations June 15, 2017 We strongly encourage clients to submit comments regarding provisions related to these rules that they believe should be addressed during the negotiations. […]
The Hill DeVos to redo two Obama-era rules on for-profit schools BY LYDIA WHEELER – 06/14/17 04:51 PM EDT 188 The Trump administration is planning to redo two Obama-era rules aimed at ensuring students at for-profit colleges get the education they pay for. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday the department is […]
Inside Higher Ed For-Profit Universities 2.0 The institutions must recapture public trust and return to their roots as work force-focused innovators if they are to recover from their woes, Deborah Seymour and Michael Horn write. Deborah M. Seymour and Michael B. Horn June 15, 2017 The election of President Trump […]
Inside Higher Ed Winnowing the Field If nonprofit colleges and universities had been subjected to the same regulatory red tape in their early years as for-profit institutions have been recently, the sector would not have survived, argues William G. Durden. By William G. Durden June 15, 2017 During the Obama years, […]
JUN 14, 2017 @ 04:08 PM 589 The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets Workforce Development Week: For-Profit Colleges are a Real Solution to Workforce Readiness Sabrina Schaeffer , CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Monday the Trump Administration kicked off “Workforce Development Week.” Coming on […]