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Five Bipartisan Principles for Accreditation Reform

Five Bipartisan Principles for Accreditation Reform

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 […]

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Depoliticizing the University: Re-Prioritizing Academic Excellence in Accreditation and Faculty Governance

Depoliticizing the University: Re-Prioritizing Academic Excellence in Accreditation and Faculty Governance

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 […]

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A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans

A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans

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 […]

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A Very Bad Proposal for Pell

A Very Bad Proposal for Pell

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 […]

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In on Education Dept. Layoffs

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In on Education Dept. Layoffs

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 […]

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More teens lean toward alternative postsecondary options

More teens lean toward alternative postsecondary options

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 […]

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