AP News Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian December 20, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald […]
The Hechinger Report Meredith Kolodner December 20, 2024 Regulation may ease in some cases, but some accountability measures may remain For-profit college officials and their investors celebrated Donald Trump’s return to the White House, but the policies they favor may come with more strings attached than during his first term […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox December 18, 2024 The departing chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee discusses the year that shook higher ed, abolishing the Education Department and ushering in a new era for federal oversight of colleges. It’s Virginia Foxx’s last week as chair of the […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak December 17, 2024 The move is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s broader push to create better career pathways for residents, including those who don’t have college diplomas. Dive Brief: California removed college degrees and other educational requirements from almost 30,000 state jobs, the governor’s office announced […]
Cal Matters Adam Echelman December 18, 2024 In summary California’s community colleges are experimenting with a new model, known as competency-based education, but at one school, it’s created a divide between faculty and college administrators. California’s community colleges are experimenting with a radical new model of education, but some professors […]
Cal Matters Adam Echelman December 16, 2024 In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Master Plan for Career Education” seeks to help the more than 7 million adults in California who lack college degrees by giving them college credit for their work experience and by changing the requirements on some state jobs. […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake December 18, 2024 The leading lobbying group for colleges says the upcoming change in administration necessitates relief from the Jan. 15 due date. So far, the department isn’t budging. Colleges and universities are once again urging the Department of Education to give them more time to comply […]
Committee on Education & The Workforce December 17, 2024 Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) released the following statements regarding the inclusion of the bipartisan A Stronger Workforce for America Act within the House’s continuing resolution: “Meeting the demands of the […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman December 18, 2024 A new survey finds that while most likely voters question higher ed’s price, they view some types of institutions more favorably than others. Most American voters view technical and community colleges as more valuable than the Ivy League, according to a recent […]
Real Clear Education Tobin Stone December 16, 2024 Over the past few decades, most kids have grown up being told by their parents that getting a four-year college degree is the best way to get ahead in life. Today, however, as the cost of college has skyrocketed and employers have […]