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Education Department Takes Steps to Hold Leaders of Risky Colleges Personally Liable  

Education Department Takes Steps to Hold Leaders of Risky Colleges Personally Liable  

U.S. Department of Education  March 2, 2023 Guidance clarifies implementation of long-standing statutory provisions   Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released guidance outlining how it will implement long-standing provisions in the Higher Education Act that grant the Secretary authority to require leaders of private colleges that fail to operate in a financially responsible way to assume […]

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Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary

Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary

AP News Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller February 28,2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor […]

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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Debt Relief

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Debt Relief

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 1, 2023 They questioned the Biden administration’s authority to forgive student loans but also seemed suspicious of arguments from plaintiffs that they have standing to challenge the debt-relief plan. Several Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to […]

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(GEN-23-03) Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Updated Feb. 28, 2023)

(GEN-23-03) Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Updated Feb. 28, 2023)

Federal Student Aid February 15, 2023 SUBJECT: Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Updated Feb. 28, 2023) SUMMARY: This letter updates guidance to institutions that contract with a third-party servicer (TPS) to administer any aspect of the institution’s participation in the student assistance programs authorized under Title IV of […]

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On to the Next: Where a Closed Accreditor’s Schools Are Now

On to the Next: Where a Closed Accreditor’s Schools Are Now

Third Way  Chazz Robinson and Shelbe Klebs February 27, 2023 The Biden Administration and the US Department of Education (Department) have shown their desire to put accreditors in the hot seat and ensure they’re fulfilling their quality assurance mission. Recent actions the Department has taken include reinstating the accreditor dashboards, […]

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Texas For-Profit Colleges Fight New Borrower-Defense Rules

Texas For-Profit Colleges Fight New Borrower-Defense Rules

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott February 28, 2023 The Education Department’s latest version of the federal regulations that allow borrowers to apply for relief if their college or university misled them “threatens to irreparably harm the American education system,” a new lawsuit argues. Career Colleges & Schools of Texas, an […]

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