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New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity

New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity

Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso October 29, 2024 Distance plays an outsize role in students’ academic outcomes, especially for certain minority students, according to two studies out of Texas and California. Two new studies emphasize the ways geography impacts access to college—and how such impacts can be especially harmful for […]

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Miguel Cardona Is America’s Worst Education Secretary

Miguel Cardona Is America’s Worst Education Secretary

National Review Frederick M. Hess October 24, 2024 Miguel Cardona is the worst secretary in the 45-year history of the U.S. Department of Education, and it’s not particularly close. Reporting this brings me no glee. When Cardona took office in January 2021, after the media’s vicious, irresponsible treatment of his predecessor, Betsy […]

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How publicly traded higher education companies are performing

How publicly traded higher education companies are performing

Higher Ed Dive October 30, 2024 We’re keeping track of companies’ profits, losses and strategies to monitor major developments in the higher ed industry. The U.S. higher education sector includes a handful of publicly traded companies, which are federally required to regularly provide updates about their business and performance. These […]

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This is the big risk lurking behind recent college closures

This is the big risk lurking behind recent college closures

UB University Business Matt Zalaznick October 24, 2024 Closures are surging but at a lower rate than in the more turbulent years just before the COVID pandemic. College closures get a lot of attention but they may be having an outsize impact on the psyche of higher ed. A new analysis of […]

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Florida Leads Fight Against Politicized Accreditation

Florida Leads Fight Against Politicized Accreditation

Minding the Campus  Teresa R. Manning October 15, 2024 On October 2, a trial court dismissed Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Education Department, claiming that accreditation methods for institutions of higher education are illegal. But the state will almost certainly re-file its complaint or appeal to continue its fight against an accreditation system gone […]

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Biden Moves Forward With Next Debt Relief Plan Despite Legal Challenges

Biden Moves Forward With Next Debt Relief Plan Despite Legal Challenges

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake October 28, 2024 The long-awaited proposal is likely the last piece of Biden’s ambitious debt relief agenda, which has mostly been thwarted by the courts. President Joe Biden’s latest debt-relief plan would benefit eight million people, if enacted, but the plan will likely face legal […]

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Trying again: Education Department pitches new debt relief proposals

Trying again: Education Department pitches new debt relief proposals

Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz and Laura Spitalniak October 25, 2024 The proposal is the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to enact widespread loan forgiveness before his presidency ends in January. The U.S. Department of Education announced a new set of proposed rules on Friday that would provide debt relief for borrowers who […]

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Under Borrower Defense, Ed Dept. Forgave $17.2B in Student Loans

Under Borrower Defense, Ed Dept. Forgave $17.2B in Student Loans

Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg October 25, 2024 The Department of Education had forgiven $17.2 billion in federal student loans for nearly 975,000 borrowers as of April 30, through a program that allows borrowers to seek relief if they’ve been misled or defrauded by their college, the U.S. Government […]

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