Inside Higher Ed Trading Places at the Accountability Table Jamie Studley, former key Education Department official, will lead the Western region’s accrediting agency, part of an industry her Obama administration bosses chastised. By Doug Lederman October 24, 2017 As she prepared to leave her role as the Education Department’s assistant secretary […]
Inside Higher Ed Aid Office “Focused” on Dealing With Borrower Claims By Andrew Kreighbaum October 5, 2017 Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer A. Wayne Johnson said Wednesday that the Department of Education is “marshaling the resources” to deal with a backlog of thousands of borrower-defense claims submitted by former students of […]
National Review Betsy Devos Rescinded Obama’s Sexual-Harassment Guidance. Here’s the Backstory. Congress does what it wants, and the administrative agencies, with the apparent acquiescence of the courts, use the congressional language to create what they want …
Inside Higher Ed Post-Recession Borrowers Struggle to Repay Loans Borrowers, especially those who attend less selective institutions or who drop out, increasingly struggle to pay back loans. By Andrew Kreighbaum October 5, 2017 New federal data show that college students are taking out more student loan debt and also taking longer […]
CECU CECU Submits Comments at Department of Education Hearing on Regulatory Reform 10/4/2017 October 4, 2017 – Arlington, Va. – Today, Career Education Colleges and Universities president & CEO Steve Gunderson delivered testimony to the Department of Education at a public hearing on the topic of federal regulatory reform. “Career education represents […]
BuzzFeed News The Education Department Will Allow Two Large For-Profit Colleges To Become Nonprofits The move is a sign of a shift in how the federal government will treat colleges that want to shed the for-profit label. Originally posted on September 18, 2017, at 4:24 p.m. Updated on September 18, 2017, at […]
CNBC Why California is investing over $200 million in vocational education Abigail Hess 10:48 AM ET Fri, 15 Sept 2017 More Americans are going to college than ever before. The most recent census found that 33.4 percent of adults over the age of 24 have earned a bachelor’s degree or more. Kurt […]
Washington Post Ousted college accreditor wants another chance, but will DeVos agree? By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel September 14 (Getty Images/iStockphoto) The new leader of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, once one of the largest national accreditation agencies, wants the council to resume its role as the gatekeeper between colleges and billions […]
Inside Higher Ed Trump Ends DACA Colleges look to support students after administration announces end of program that granted hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants protection from deportation and the right to work. By Elizabeth Redden September 6, 2017 Supporters of DACA students protest outside White House The Trump administration announced […]
Inside Higher Ed Education Dept. Ends Partnership With CFPB The agency this week quietly ended a collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to share information about student loan complaints. By Andrew Kreighbaum September 5, 2017 When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos touted her commitment to oversight of higher education this week, the fact […]