At some colleges that recruit veterans and their GI Bill money, none graduate – The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report Federal figures show the success rate for veterans at some schools is infinitesimal
Enrollments Continue to Slide at For-Profits and Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain May 24, 2017 National college enrollments have continued their multiyear decline, with most of the dip occurring among older undergraduates at for-profit institutions and community colleges. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which tracks 97 percent of students at federal aid-eligible institutions, found an overall national decline […]
California colleges welcome revived federal Pell grants for summer school
EdSource MAY 22, 2017 LARRY GORDON California’s colleges and universities are celebrating what many describe as a happy surprise: the revival of federal financial aid for summer school. The move will help more low-income students graduate on time and help reduce college debt, its proponents say. Congress recently approved, and […]
Lawmakers Ask Education Secretary DeVos To Explain Delayed Loan Forgiveness For ITT, Corinthian Students
Consumerist May 18, 20174:30 pm EDT By Ashlee Kieler@akieler Thousands of former students at bankrupt for-profit schools run by ITT, Corinthian Colleges, and others are still on the hook for millions of dollars in student loans, even though the Department of Education approved their claims for a refund. Now, lawmakers […]
Torrance online college latest for-profit school to shut down
Career Education Review NEWS May 22, 2017 Jenny 0 The California National University for Advanced Studies, which has provide online instruction in Torrance since 1993, will close its doors at year’s end, becoming the latest in a string of for-profit educational institutions to go out of business, the Daily Breeze […]
CECU Unveils Road Map to Modernize & Directly Connect Higher Education Act to Jobs
CECU 5/22/2017 Association Offers the Most Comprehensive, First-of-its-Kind Proposal to Connect the HEA to Jobs – Effort Underway to Convert Recommendations into Two Separate Bipartisan Bills May 22, 2017 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) today unveiled a set of landmark proposals to modernize and […]
The ‘Borrower Defense’ Rule Takes Effect in July. Brace for It.
Career Education Review May 22, 2017 Jenny 0 One legacy of the Obama administration that the higher-education sector expected not to survive is the “borrower defense to repayment” regulation, published in October 2016 by the Department of Education. However, unless the head of the department or Congress intervenes, the rule […]
Trump Budget Seeks Cuts to Student Loan Programs
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 18, 2017 The White House budget proposal expected next week includes major changes to federal financial aid programs, according to details reported Wednesday by The Washington Post. The newspaper obtained documents it said were described as a “near-final” version of the forthcoming budget […]
United States’ Skilled Technical Workforce Is Inadequate to Compete in Coming Decades; Actions Needed to Improve Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning of Workers
The National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine May 17, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United States’ Skilled Technical Workforce Is Inadequate to Compete in Coming Decades; Actions Needed to Improve Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning of Workers WASHINGTON — Policymakers, employers, and educational institutions should take steps to strengthen the nation’s […]
Career and Technical Ed Should be ‘Plan A,’ Foxx Says as House Takes Up Perkins Bill Today
The 74 Photo Credit: Getty Images May 16, 2017 CAROLYN PHENICIE carolyn@the74million.org cphenicie TALKING POINTS @VirginiaFoxx pushes to destigmatize CTE at AEI speech ahead of House markup #FoxxAtAEI Washington, D.C. The stigma and challenges surrounding career and technical education are personal for U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx. Foxx’s brother, Butch, eight […]