The Seattle Times Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case Originally published June 30, 2017 at 5:00 am Updated June 29, 2017 at 8:52 pm Attorney General Bob Ferguson is joining attorneys general in nine other states to fight a lawsuit that would remove protections for students who borrowed […]
Inside Higher Ed Judge Partially Blocks Enforcement of Gainful-Employment Rule By Andrew Kreighbaum June 29, 2017 A federal district court judge issued an order Wednesday partially blocking enforcement of the gainful-employment rule for cosmetology schools that sued in February to halt the regulation. The Department of Education defended gainful employment in court in March but […]
Townhall Obama’s Progressive Socialist Attempt to Destroy Private College Education in America Posted: Jun 27, 2017 12:01 AM America doesn’t have an unemployment problem – it has an education and skilled worker problem. Right now, there are millions of available jobs all around the country with top companies offering good […]
Inside Higher Ed ‘A New Day at OCR’ Trump administration’s top two enforcers of civil rights laws for education promise college lawyers timelier, fairer treatment, but vow no “retreat” on anti-discrimination enforcement. By Doug Lederman June 28, 2017 CHICAGO — Candice Jackson and Thomas E. Wheeler Jr. received modest applause when […]
Inside Higher Ed New Models for Community Colleges In California and Pennsylvania, new institutions are created. By Ashley A. Smith June 27, 2017 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OEI Across the country, many students still lack access to a college option that fits their needs. It’s a problem that two very different states […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Backers of an Audit Model for Judging Education Quality Invite Feedback By Goldie Blumenstyk JUNE 26, 2017 Apush to augment and perhaps eventually replace traditional accreditation with an approach that calls for independent third parties to audit the implicit and explicit promises made by education […]
Investor’s Business Daily Will The Rebirth Of Vocational Education Bring Back ‘Good Jobs’? The traditional college experience has become extremely expensive and unrewarding for many young people. Increasingly, vocational education and apprenticeships are replacing college as a meaningful alternative for a rewarding work life and career. STEVEN MALANGA 6/23/2017 Even […]
Inside Higher Ed Few Solutions for Defrauded Borrowers Student advocates say Education Department’s slow processing of borrower-defense claims and blocking of ban on mandatory arbitration put defrauded borrowers in a bind. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos As the U.S. Department of Education readies for an arduous […]
Press Enterprise Riverside City College brings back skin care cosmetology class Nora Reyes gets a facial from classmate Korian Noris during their Esthetician class at Riverside City College on Wednesday, June 22, 2017. The classes train students to become skin care and makeup specialists. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) […]
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 […]