PBS.org By — Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople Education Aug 29, 2017 1:40 PM EDT FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic […]
Inside Higher Ed Report: Education Department Hires Enforcement Chief By Paul Fain August 30, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education has hired a community college administrator and former DeVry University official to run its enforcement unit, Politico reportedTuesday night. Julian Schmoke is executive director of campus relations for West Georgia Technical College, a two-year public institution. He has previously […]
The Detroit News Our Editorial: End attack on for-profit schools The Detroit News Published 11:19 p.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 Under President Obama, the for-profit higher education sector was a primary target for federal regulation and oversight, which ultimately pushed several schools out of business. It was too deep for […]
Public Inspection: Borrower Defenses, Financial Responsibility, and Gainful Employment: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Nominations and Schedule of Committee M Borrower Defenses, Financial Responsibility, and Gainful Employment: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Nominations and Schedule of Committee Meetings
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum October 23, 2017 The Department of Education on Friday issued a new delay of the Obama administration’s borrower-defense rule that would block it from going into effect until the conclusion of a bureaucratic rewrite of the rule expected to conclude by 2019. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in […]
Inside Higher Ed ‘Blueprint’ for Federal Student-Level Data System By Andrew Kreighbaum October 19, 2017 The Institute for Higher Education Policy on Wednesday issued a set of recommendations on the nuts and bolts of creating a federal postsecondary student-level data system. A bipartisan group of lawmakers earlier this year introduced the College Transparency […]
Inside Higher Ed AGs Sue DeVos Over Gainful-Employment Rule By Paul Fain October 18, 2017 Attorneys general in 18 states have sued the U.S. Department of Education over the Trump administration’s move to pause enforcement of the so-called gainful-employment rule, which applies to vocational programs at nonprofit colleges and to all programs at for-profit […]
Inside Higher Ed A Kayak for Credentials Ambitious project to create public database of wage data and other information about all postsecondary credentials seeks to help students and employers know more about what’s expected in academic and job-training programs. By Paul Fain October 18, 2017 One of the loudest complaints about […]
Inside Higher Ed Curriculum for Work-Force Development By Paul Fain October 17, 2017 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Monday released a new curriculumit hopes employers, government and higher education can use to better collaborate on closing the skills gap. Dubbed the Talent Pipeline Management Academy, the curriculum grew out of […]
Inside Higher Ed More Scrutiny for Community Colleges The new status quo may be more calls by state lawmakers for better completion rates and work-force outcomes. By Ashley A. Smith October 17, 2017 Community college systems are finding they’re under more scrutiny than ever before, especially when it comes to whether […]