U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cheryl Oldham April 5, 2024 Included in the legislation being considered to reauthorize WIOA is a meaningful update that at least half of the dollars fund skills training and work-based learning opportunities. Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider A Stronger Workforce […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 8, 2024 The Biden administration’s new rule making it easier for a defrauded borrower to seek debt relief has “numerous statutory and regulatory shortcomings,” a federal appeals court ruled last week. The judges said that a lawsuit seeking to overturn those regulations is likely […]
CECU April 4, 2024 This afternoon, the Fifth Circuit published its opinion deciding the appeal from the denial of the preliminary injunction in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the District Court and ordering that the effective date of the Biden administration’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule (BDR Rule) be pushed back […]
News Nation Taylor Delandro April 3, 2024 More Gen Z students attending trade school over 4-year institutions Welding analyst: Society promotes trade school over traditional college Electrical contractor: I saw more success after trade school than college (NewsNation) — Blue-collar jobs are making their return as Gen Z graduates high school and skip four-year institutions. […]
Duane Morris April 3, 2024 On March 29, 2024, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona heeded the call of a bipartisan group of senators, the American Council on Education and numerous other influential higher education constituencies by extending the institutional data reporting deadline from July 31, 2024, to October 1, 2024, for […]
Bakersfield.com Dean Florez April 4, 2024 Kern County, as one of the state’s largest producer of nurses, faces a critical challenge with the recent federal changes affecting vocational nursing education and financial aid. There is a critical juncture for all counties in California when it comes to healthcare education in […]
CAL MATTERS Mikhail Zinshteyn April 3, 2024 University tuition is free! No, wait, the full cost of college is tens of thousands of dollars annually. Hold up. There’s enough financial aid to bring down the price tag to just a few thousand dollars a year — tuition, food and housing […]
Higher Ed Dive Carolyn Crist April 4, 2024 Recent graduates and entry-level workers can bring new ideas and skills, a talent executive said. Hiring for entry-level positions will remain active through the second quarter as new graduates join the labor market, according to a March 28 report from Robert Half, a talent […]
The 74 Sierra Lyons April 2, 2024 A new survey of Los Angeles County voters, parents and students finds strong support for the expansion of skilled trades education in Los Angeles public high schools. More than 80% of those surveyed believe trade classes can better prepare students for a career, […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak April 2, 2024 A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April. Dive Brief: About 330,000 federal financial aid applications will need to be reprocessed following yet another data error, according to the U.S. Department of Education. […]