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Nursing Demand Hits New High as Turnover and Shortages Reshape the Workforce

Nursing Demand Hits New High as Turnover and Shortages Reshape the Workforce

Nurse.Org Angelina Walker December 9, 2025 Key Takeaways Nursing roles dominate national hiring trends, with RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and NPs all ranking among the most in-demand positions for 2025. High turnover and expanding care settings are fueling strong job growth across hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care, and rehabilitation facilities. Nurses have […]

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Health Care Workforce: A System Under Pressure, Poised for Reinvention

Health Care Workforce: A System Under Pressure, Poised for Reinvention

American Hospital Association December 8, 2025 Hospitals and health systems head into 2026 facing familiar but intensifying headwinds. High labor costs, inflation, supply chain volatility and financial pressures continue to squeeze operating budgets. At the same time, demand for care is rising as the U.S. population ages and patient needs […]

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Introducing the New Earnings Indicator on the FAFSA® Form

Introducing the New Earnings Indicator on the FAFSA® Form

U.S. Department of Education Nicholas Kent December 8, 2025 As more than half of all Americans question whether a college degree is worth the price of tuition and the federal student loan portfolio nears a staggering $1.7 trillion, the Department of Education is taking significant steps to ensure that students and families […]

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Pomona In Talks to Acquire Claremont Graduate University

Pomona In Talks to Acquire Claremont Graduate University

Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody December 9, 2025 Pomona College is reportedly looking to acquire Claremont Graduate University, which has faced financial challenges over the last decade and has been seeking a strategic partner. Pomona College is in talks to acquire Claremont Graduate University as the latter seeks a strategic […]

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Education Dept. Labels Hundreds of Colleges as ‘Lower Earnings’

Education Dept. Labels Hundreds of Colleges as ‘Lower Earnings’

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 9, 2025 The colleges on the list enroll fewer than 3 percent of undergraduates. First-time undergraduates applying for federal student aid will now receive a warning if they indicate interest in an institution where graduates don’t earn more than an adult with a high school […]

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Education Department outlines potential Workforce Pell regulations

Education Department outlines potential Workforce Pell regulations

Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 5, 2025 A draft of regulatory language shares how programs as short as eight weeks could begin qualifying and remain eligible for Pell Grants. The U.S. Department of Education recently released a draft proposal of regulatory language that outlines how short-term programs could become — and […]

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Higher education faces ‘deteriorating’ 2026 outlook, Fitch says

Higher education faces ‘deteriorating’ 2026 outlook, Fitch says

Higher Ed Dive  Laura Spitalniak December 5, 2025 A shrinking pipeline of students, uncertainty about state and federal support, and rising expenses could all hurt college finances, according to analysts. Dive Brief: Fitch Ratings on Thursday issued a “deteriorating” outlook for the higher education sector in 2026, continuing the gloomy prediction the agency issued […]

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ED releases draft Workforce Pell regulations

ED releases draft Workforce Pell regulations

Community College Daily  Jim Hermes December 4, 2025 The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday released materials for the upcoming session of the Accountability in Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated rulemaking committee, which begins its work on Monday. The materials include a meeting agenda, complete list of negotiators […]

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