Sector Fact Sheet January 17, 2018
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Study suggests ways liberal arts colleges can create online courses
Inside Higher Ed If You Build It, They May Not Come Initiative to encourage liberal arts colleges to create online courses gets positive reviews from faculty members, but students may not be convinced. By Lindsay McKenzie January 29, 2018 Faculty satisfaction in online courses at liberal arts colleges does not necessarily […]
Gainful-Employment Rule Without Sanctions?
Inside Higher Ed Gainful-Employment Rule Without Sanctions? By Paul Fain January 30, 2018 The U.S. Department of Education on Monday distributed proposals for rewriting the gainful-employment rule, which the Trump administration halted last summer. The department’s do-over on the vocational education rule, which applies to for-profit college programs and to nondegree programs at nonprofit colleges, continues […]
New U.S. data show lower student borrowing after surge in Pell spending
Inside Higher Ed Decline in Student Loan Borrowing U.S. report shows undergraduate borrowing was down in 2015-16 from four years earlier, across nearly all types of institutions. Meanwhile, the proportion of students receiving grant funding rose. By Andrew Kreighbaum January 30, 2018 The standard narrative around the student loan “crisis” holds […]
Senator Wants Quick Progress on Higher Ed Law
Inside Higher Ed Senator Wants Quick Progress on Higher Ed Law By Andrew Kreighbaum January 31, 2018 Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate education committee, said Tuesday that work drafting a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act would begin “within the next few weeks.” Alexander made the comments at […]
Federal Student-Loan Program Is Rapidly Losing Money, and Income-Based Repayment Is to Blame, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education Federal Student-Loan Program Is Rapidly Losing Money, and Income-Based Repayment Is to Blame, Report Says By Adam Harris FEBRUARY 02, 2018 The federal government is well on its way toward lending more money in student loans than it is repaid, according to a new report from the Department […]
DeVos Waters Down Disclosure Requirements of Gainful-Employment Rule
Inside Higher Ed DeVos Waters Down Disclosure Requirements of Gainful-Employment Rule By Andrew Kreighbaum January 22, 2018 The Department of Education last week said it was further weakening disclosure requirements in the gainful-employment rule. Under the new 2018 gainful employment disclosure template, career education programs would no longer be required to disclose median […]
Department of Education Publishes List of Active Civil Rights Investigations
Inside Higher Ed Department of Education Publishes List of Active Civil Rights Investigations By Andrew Kreighbaum January 18, 2018 The Department of Education on Wednesday published a searchable database of all active civil rights investigations that will be updated monthly by the department. The list includes the institution under investigation, its state, the […]
Study: College students don’t have confidence they’ll land a job
Inside Higher Ed Unprepared and Confused A new study says students don’t feel confident they can find a job or succeed when they land one. By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf January 17, 2018 Few college students feel expressly confident that they have the skills and knowledge to find a job or succeed in […]
DeVos Slams Bush, Obama Administrations Over Education Policy Agenda | Education News | US News
US News DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy The education secretary reiterated her belief that the federal government has been too heavy-handed in its approach to education. By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter |Jan. 16, 2018, at 5:01 p.m. DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos […]