CATO Institute Andrew Gillen September 3, 2024 The Supreme Court has let the Eighth Circuit’s pause on the SAVE plan remain in place. Reworked the student loan payment pause section, including a new estimate of how much interest was waived ($208 billion). Mass student loan forgiveness is terrible policy (see this […]
Thompson Coburn LLP Aaron Lacey and Hope Watson September 3, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education continues to release significant guidance relating to its Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment rule, including last week’s announcement that institutions should “pause reviews of the Completers Lists and use of the FVT/GE Reports.” […]
CNN Business Elisabeth Buchwald September 3, 2024 New York CNN — Going to college in the United States has long been considered the ticket to a higher-paying job. But the growing share of high school graduates who are enrolling in vocational schools instead of four-year programs may not be missing out on […]
AEI Beth Akers August 29, 2024 There were many years when Republican and Democratic lawmakers weren’t too far apart on higher education policy. Their rhetoric reflected different priorities, but neither party really pushed for a radical departure from the status quo. Debate about reform was largely at the margins. But […]
WFAE 90.7 Cory Turner August 29, 2024 This is not your standard back-to-school story, about school supplies or first-day butterflies. It’s about how school-aged members of Gen Z — that’s 12- to 18-year-olds — are feeling about school and the future. And according to a new national survey, those feelings […]
The College Fix Nancy Bareham August 29, 2024 Cosmetology school association criticizes proposed regulation The Biden Administration has proposed a new regulation to ban asynchronous learning for “career-based programs.” The regulation would prohibit Title IV student aid funds from being used in “clock hour” programs that use this type of […]
Breitbart Joel B. Pollak August 27, 2024 CLAIM: Kamala Harris “took on one of our country’s largest for-profit colleges that scammed students.” VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. Harris rejected a deal to save the college, and thousands of students had their education interrupted. Vice President Kamala Harris has a rather thin record […]
Campus Reform Michael Duke August 26, 2024 The number of higher education institutions dropped 1.7 percent during the 2023-24 academic school year as economic constraints make it harder for higher ed to operate. The number of higher education institutions dropped 1.7 percent during the 2023-24 academic school year as economic […]
Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso August 27, 2024 Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible. Lacy Guzman decided to go back to college when she was pregnant with her first child. She and […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey August 27, 2024 Proposed federal regulations have institutions and higher ed groups worried about time and financial burdens. Hundreds of professors, colleges and higher ed organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the Department of Education’s proposed regulations for online courses, saying they stem from an […]