Best Colleges Mark J. Drozdowski December 4, 2024 College leaders wondering where all their prospective students are going should take a closer look at trade schools. Enrollments in trade programs have increased since the pandemic as those for traditional colleges have generally declined. Growth has been uneven among trade school […]
Fox News Joshua Q. Nelson November 28, 2024 Christian colleges Grand Canyon University and Liberty University have been subjected to sharp scrutiny A report showed that nearly 70% of enforcement actions executed by the Biden administration’s Education Department targeted faith-based and career schools. According to a press release published by the American Principles Project […]
Federal Student Aid November 25, 2024 The 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference for financial aid professionals is fast approaching! The conference (Dec. 3–6) will feature keynote addresses from U.S. Department of Education leadership, five general sessions, two Foreign School sessions, 17 breakout sessions (covering the latest in financial […]
The College Investor Mark Kantrowitz November 26, 2024 Key Points Shared Blame: The student loan crisis stems from rising college costs, inadequate government oversight, complex repayment systems, and borrowers’ lack of financial education. Disproportionate Impact: Low-income, first-generation, and minority students face the greatest challenges in repaying loans, with defaults most common among […]
Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn November 22, 2024 In summary Cal State has a goal to graduate 40% of its freshmen within four years. It now graduates 36% — it’s highest rate ever. On other goals, the system is further behind. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody November 27, 2024 Linda McMahon, nominated to lead the Education Department, helped turn WWE from a regional business into a multibillion-dollar global enterprise. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon as education secretary came as a surprise to many in the education world, akin to a […]
Washington Examiner November 23, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump and secretary of education nominee Linda McMahon have an enormous opportunity to reform higher education for the better. For decades, the higher education establishment has benefited from a firehose of taxpayer dollars through the Federal Student Aid program while imposing a brazenly anti-American political agenda onto generations of […]
Federal Student Aid November 25, 2024 The 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference for financial aid professionals is fast approaching! The conference (Dec. 3–6) will feature keynote addresses from U.S. Department of Education leadership, five general sessions, two Foreign School sessions, 17 breakout sessions (covering the latest in financial […]
PYMNTS November 24, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are reportedly considering sweeping changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The GOP hopes to curtail the powers and funding of the CFPB, the Washington Post reported Sunday (Nov. 25), putting them in the same camp with banks, credit card and […]
ACE American Council on Education November 18, 2024 A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Biden administration’s overtime expansion rule, which was set to increase the salary threshold for overtime eligibility to $58,656 as of Jan. 1, 2025. The ruling, delivered by District Judge Sean D. Jordan—appointed by former […]