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Trump Will Push Apprenticeships, Using Accreditation and Student Aid – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Trump Will Push Apprenticeships, Using Accreditation and Student Aid – The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education Trump Will Push Apprenticeships, Using Accreditation and Student Aid By Paul Basken JUNE 07, 2017 Lexey Swall for The Chronicle Participants in an apprenticeship program at an electrical-engineering firm. The president wants regulatory changes that would encourage greater use of apprenticeship training in higher education, […]

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Access to Data Tool Restored for Borrowers

Access to Data Tool Restored for Borrowers

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 5, 2017 Student loan borrowers looking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs — or to recertify their income levels — can once again automatically transfer their tax return data into applications. The Department of Education announced Friday that it had restored access to the […]

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Senator Warren Launches ‘DeVos Watch’

Senator Warren Launches ‘DeVos Watch’

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 1, 2017 Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, has created what she called a new effort to oversee Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department. In announcing the website, called DeVos Watch, Warren cited the proposed White House budget that included major cuts to […]

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Department of Education Announces More Hires

Department of Education Announces More Hires

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education announced several new senior employees Wednesday, including a key former staffer of Senator Lamar Alexander on the Senate education committee. Kathleen Smith, who formerly served as the higher education policy adviser under the Tennessee Republican, was named […]

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Moving Student Loans to Treasury Gets Little Traction

Moving Student Loans to Treasury Gets Little Traction

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 30, 2017 The Trump administration has held internal discussions about relocating some functions of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, including moving its $1.4 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, according to media reports. But that idea, which has periodically resurfaced […]

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