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Has the OPM Market Already Imploded?

Has the OPM Market Already Imploded?

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox October 10, 2024 A new report shows institutions are turning away from beleaguered online program managers en masse. Is it the end of the road for a once-thriving sector? Colleges’ interest in partnering with outside companies to run their online programs has plummeted, according to […]

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The Echo Chamber

The Echo Chamber

On Ed Tech Phil Hill & Glenda Morgan October 9, 2024 A couple of days ago, Inside Higher Ed published an article titled “Online Learners Earned Fewer Degrees Than Their Peers During For-Profit College Boom,” based on what they referred to as a “a report published last week by Third Way, a […]

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Report: A Quarter of Grads Say They Regret Going to College

Report: A Quarter of Grads Say They Regret Going to College

Inside Higher Ed  Johanna Alonso October 11, 2024 Nearly one in four college graduates wish they had either pursued a different educational path, like community college or an apprenticeship, or skipped college altogether, according to a new USA TODAY Blueprint Loans report. A slightly higher number, 31 percent, say they wish they had […]

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Legal Boomerang for Biden Loan Forgiveness

Legal Boomerang for Biden Loan Forgiveness

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox October 7, 2024 Just hours after a federal judge allowed the Biden administration’s new student loan forgiveness plan to proceed, another judge blocked it. U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall, a George W. Bush appointee in Georgia, allowed a temporary two-week injunction against the plan to expire Thursday, […]

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Career Education Report

Career Education Report

CECU Career education is a vital pipeline to high demand jobs in the workforce. Students from all walks of life benefit from the opportunity to pursue thei… Show more Episodes Are For-Profit Colleges Being Unfairly Targeted? Biden administration officials at the Department of Education are engaging in a pattern of unfair […]

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What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Student Financial Aid

What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Student Financial Aid

NASFAA Maria Carrasco October 8, 2024 With the 2024 presidential election less than a month away, former President Donald Trump’s platform could mean more aggressive policies for higher education and federal student financial aid. Trump’s first term, in 2016, began with a focus of rescinding higher education initiatives of the […]

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The Biden-Harris Student Loan Bailout is Illegal, Unfair, and Inflationary

The Biden-Harris Student Loan Bailout is Illegal, Unfair, and Inflationary

AFPI September 26, 2024 The Biden-Harris Administration’s unrelenting effort to transfer hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt to taxpayers is not just expensive. It is also unlawful, counterproductive, and deeply unfair. Student loan bailouts saddle Americans, including those without a college degree, with new tax liabilities and […]

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