On Ed Tech Phil Hill August 15, 2024 How ED’s outdated consumer-protection view of online education could lead to bureaucratic burden on every online course in US higher ed In yesterday’s post on the CHLOE9 report, we mistakenly referred to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) as co-authors when we meant […]
Ed Surge Rebecca Koenig August 14, 2024 High schools around the country have set up dual enrollment programs with local two-year colleges. Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz August 13, 2024 The ninth Changing Landscape of Online Education survey offers a glimpse into the distance education marketplace. Dive Brief: Roughly two-thirds of colleges are making it a priority to create virtual versions of on-campus classes and programs, according to an annual survey of […]
Education Week Libby Stanford August 7, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education will use a phased approach to roll out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, this fall, in hopes of being able to address technical glitches before the revamped form becomes available to all students by […]
On Ed Tech Newsletter Phil Hill August 8, 2024 You can’t understand today’s EdTech regulatory news without connecting the dots Yesterday Inside Higher Ed covered the proposed rules by the US Department of Education (ED) that will require online attendance taking. Not just for online programs but for all online […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz August 7, 2024 To avoid a repeat of this year’s glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-26 academic year will be […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey August 7, 2024 The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden. Administrators who oversee online education say a federal plan to require colleges to take attendance in virtual courses […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 1, 2024 A little more than 100 days ago, the Biden administration finalized its overhaul of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which promised to usher in a new era for the federal civil rights law with greater protections for LGBTQ+ students and those […]
Duane Morris July 31, 2024 On July 17, 2024, Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal published a blog post―“Update on Department of Education’s Postsecondary Education Regulatory Work”―that served as a triumphal “status update” of sorts on the Department’s numerous consumer-focused postsecondary regulatory initiatives to date and its plans for further […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 30, 2024 The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part […]