WCET October 5, 2023 Online learning, hybrid learning, hyflex learning, blended learning, and distance education. What are the differences between these terms that necessitate the creation of novel words for variations of modality? What goes into the institutional decisions on defining these terms? WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, gathered […]
NASFAA Jill Desjean October 6, 2023 Last week, the Department of Education (ED) released its unofficial final rule on Gainful Employment (GE) and its new Financial Value Transparency framework, which it plans to officially release in the Federal Register on October 10, 2023. The rule represents ED’s fourth effort, over more than a decade, to establish […]
NASFAA October 4, 2023 Since this Summer, NASFAA has heard from an increasing number of members that their institutions have received a growing number of borrower defense claim notifications, leading to significant confusion as to how schools should handle these filings due to the rollout of regulatory updates, ongoing legal […]
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The 74 Adam Echelman September 22, 2023 A revolution is in the making at California’s community colleges: No more grades, no more sitting through lectures or seminars, no more deadlines. In a pilot program taking shape across eight of the state’s community colleges, the only requirement for some associate degrees […]
NC SARA September 20, 2023 NC-SARA Announces New President Dr. Marianne Boeke brings more than two decades of experience in higher education policy, research and evaluation BOULDER, CO. (SEPTEMBER 20, 2023) – The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) – a nonprofit organization that helps expand access to educational opportunities and ensure […]
The Hill Fred Burnside September 24, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a constitutional reckoning when the Supreme Court hears arguments on Oct. 3 in CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America. Trade associations successfully argued at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the CFPB’s structure violates the Appropriations Clause because […]
U.S. Department of Education September 20, 2023 Relief stems partly from evidence provided by the Federal Trade Commission, which obtained a $191 million settlement from the school in 2019 The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of nearly $37 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 1,200 […]
PYMNTS September 14, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking into, and warning students about, the risks faced by students when entering into agreements with colleges for tuition payment plans. The regulator has released a report focused on these plans and the practices of school-based lenders. It will also continue gathering and […]
MARKETPLACE Stephanie Hughes September 15, 2023 The California State University system — the country’s largest public university system — will be raising its tuition by 6% a year for five straight years, starting in fall of 2024. That’ll be an overall increase of 33% when all is said and done. And […]