Red State Observer July 23, 2025 **Department of Education Reverses Overreach: A Win for For-Profit Colleges** In a significant policy shift, the Department of Education has moved to correct an overreach that targeted for-profit colleges, a decision that signals progress toward fair treatment in higher education. Under the new guidance, […]
Lightcast July 24, 2025 First-of-its-kind analysis reveals specific AI skills employers need most, enabling targeted workforce training strategies across all career areas July 23, 2025 – Lightcast, the global leader in labor market intelligence, today released “Beyond the Buzz: Developing the AI Skills Employers Actually Need,” a comprehensive analysis revealing that […]
AEI Preston Cooper July 23, 2025 Students are not the only ones who enjoyed a reprieve during the nearly five-year pause on federal student loan payments. Colleges also got a break from a rule that bars them from the federal student aid system if their former students’ loan default rates […]
Cooley Ed Jay Vaughan and Vanessa Agudelo July 16, 2025 On July 4, President Donald Trump signed “The Act,” commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” as part of the budget reconciliation process and, among other changes, amended the Higher Education Act of 1965. While the law includes a number […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz July 17, 2025 The credit rating agency expects the environment for the higher education sector to deteriorate in 2025, thanks to federal policy shifts and other challenges. Dive Brief: Operating margins at private nonprofit colleges have plummeted to their lowest levels in over a decade […]
Higher Ed Dive Roger Riddell July 16, 2025 Career and technical education is among the workforce development programs to be jointly administered with the U.S. Department of Education. Dive Brief: Management of key federal workforce development programs will begin shifting from the U.S. Department of Education to the U.S. Department […]
Manufacturing Dive Saar Yoskovitz July 14, 2025 Shadow factories can offer manufacturers a way to decrease downtime and aid others in onshoring production lines, writes Augury CEO Saar Yoskovitz. The conversation around the future of manufacturing in the U.S. and other developed countries is at a contentious fever pitch. Some […]
Inside Higher Ed Naaz Modan July 14, 2025 Rule changes for U.S. Department of Energy grants to colleges are primed to alter policies. Other federal agencies could be next. The Trump administration is tapping agencies other than the U.S. Department of Education to implement its agenda in colleges and K-12 […]
U.S. Department of Education July 14, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the U.S. Department of Education to carry out its reduction in force (RIF) and implement President Trump’s Executive Order to improve education for families […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake July 14, 2025 The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department. The Supreme Court gave Education Secretary Linda McMahon the go-ahead Monday to proceed in firing half the department’s staff […]