ACTA Emily Rounds and Kyle Beltramini June 10, 2025 Accrediting agencies are tasked with providing a level of quality assurance for higher education. With an accreditor’s stamp of approval, colleges unlock access to billions of dollars in Title IV funding—federal loans, grants, and campus-based aid. Unfortunately, accreditors do not consistently […]
AEI Robert Manzer June 11, 2025 Key Points American higher education’s politicization demands an urgent response. As the member most responsible for academic quality in the higher education regulatory triad, accreditors should be at the forefront, helping universities confront this problem. Accreditation can most effectively address universities’ politicization by strengthening […]
The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus June 10, 2025 Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them HONOLULU — Joshua Alferos was two semesters away from a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering when he ran out of money. Because engineering often takes longer than four years, Alferos had used […]
Florida Daily June 10, 2025 An increasing number of young adults are opting for trade schools over four-year colleges, citing job security and financial stability as their primary motivations, according to a recent survey by ResumeBuilder.com. The online resume platform found that 42% of Generation Z adults are opting for […]
Inside Higher Ed Diane Auer Jones June 11, 2025 Diane Auer Jones argues that the proposal to tie full Pell Grant eligibility to a 15-credit load will decrease completion rates and deter low-income students from STEM-related fields. For years I’ve been hearing a small group of lobbyists promote the crazy […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake June 9, 2025 The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to move forward with its plan to lay off nearly half of the Education Department’s employees and dismantle the agency, USA Today reported. In late May, a federal district court ruled that the […]
NASFAA Sarah Austin and Megan Walter June 11, 2025 In an electronic announcement (EA) released Friday, the Department of Education (ED) announced its plans to launch a “nationwide effort to eliminate identity theft and fraud in the federal student aid programs for the fall 2025 semester.” In the interim, schools will see […]
Federal Student Aid June 6, 2025 Recent data from Federal Student Aid (FSA), States, and financial aid administrators (FAAs) at a wide range of institutions of higher education has made it clear that the rate of fraud through stolen identities has reached a level that imperils the federal student aid […]
Higher Ed Dive Briana Mendez-Padilla June 5, 2025 Just 45% of students in grades 7-12 see a two- or four-year college as their most likely next step, a new survey found. Dive Brief: Teens’ postsecondary plans are shifting, with just 45% of students in grades 7-12 seeing a two- or four-year […]
Cal Matters Dan Walters June 4, 2025 Gavin Newsom loves to boast about the state he governs, claiming that California is No.1 in some category or that the state is leading in some economic or cultural activity. Sometimes his boasts crumble in the face of reality, such as his 2022 […]