JUN 14, 2017 @ 04:08 PM 589 The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets Workforce Development Week: For-Profit Colleges are a Real Solution to Workforce Readiness Sabrina Schaeffer , CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Monday the Trump Administration kicked off “Workforce Development Week.” Coming on […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education What DeVos’s ‘Reset’ on 2 Major Consumer Rules Means for Colleges By Adam Harris JUNE 14, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Wednesday that the Education Department will renegotiate the gainful-employment and borrower “defense to repayment” rules, two […]
US Department of Education Secretary DeVos Announces Regulatory Reset to Protect Students, Taxpayers, Higher Ed Institutions JUNE 14, 2017 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Negotiated rulemaking committees to convene on Borrower Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment to improve regulations Currently approved BDR claims to be discharged this month, […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education DeVos Will Roll Back 2 Obama Regulations, a Blow to Consumer Advocates By Adam Harris JUNE 14, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education: “Fraud, especially fraud committed by a school, is simply unacceptable. Unfortunately, last year’s rule-making effort […]
Inside Higher Ed Transparency With Staying Power The Department of Education appears ready to update the College Scorecard later this year. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 14, 2017 The Department of Education appears to be planning to keep around one of the most high-profile higher ed initiatives of the Obama administration. Department […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education ‘It Didn’t Smell Right’: The Making of a Debt-Relief Whistle-Blower By Richard Read and Teddy Nykiel (NerdWallet) JUNE 14, 2017 CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. Richard Read, NerdWallet Bob Greenberg supervised telemarketers at a Florida company that promised relief for student debt. As customers’ complaints piled up, […]
Inside Higher Ed Reset of Rules Aimed at For-Profits Begins Trump administration to announce plans to suspend borrower defense and renegotiate gainful employment, two Obama administration rules aimed at reining in for-profit colleges. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 14, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday will […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education June 12, 2017 by Adam Harris Lawmakers and Trade Group Criticize Education Dept. Move to Single Loan Servicer A bicameral group of federal legislators on Tuesday sent a letter to Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, criticizing recent changes in how the Education Department chooses an […]
Inside Higher Ed Cal State to End Placement Exams Move is part of a goal to significantly raise graduation rates. By Ashley A. Smith June 13, 2017 Many community colleges are moving away from placement exams as a means of determining the skills of incoming students. Now the California State University […]
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