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Federal Register December 21, 2022 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice lists the Federal education assistance funds for qualifying students that proprietary institutions of higher education must include as Federal revenue in their non-Federal revenue calculation (known as “90/10”). DATES: Institutions must include […]

The San Diego Union Tribune Gary Robbins December 22, 2022 The accrediting commission WASC says the 42-year-old private, for-profit institute “may not have resources sufficient to ensure long term viability if current trends continue.” The NewSchool of Architecture & Design, a decades-old “idea factory” that has helped revitalize downtown’s East […]

Higher Ed Dive  Natalie Schwartz December 21, 2022 The list puts into practice congressional changes limiting revenue for-profit colleges can draw from federal education funds — including military aid. The U.S. Department of Education released a list this week of federal education assistance funds that for-profit colleges will have to […]

Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 19, 2022 A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals. Earlier this month, Grand Canyon University, a Christian institution headquartered in Arizona with a large online footprint, lost a legal battle […]

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 19, 2022 The U.S. Education Department is updating the list of federal education assistance funds that proprietary institutions have to include in their calculations of federal revenue. By law, for-profit colleges and universities have to bring in 10 percent of their revenue from non-federal […]

Urban Institute Jason Delisle and Jason Cohn December 2022 When the Obama administration implemented the first gainful employment (GE) rule in 2014 to protect students from education credentials that lead to unaffordable debts, virtually all programs at public institutions passed the test.1 Although the underlying GE law applies to certificate […]

U.S. Department of Education  December 16, 2022 The Office of Postsecondary Education formulates federal postsecondary education policy including policy relating to the federal student financial assistance programs. OPE also collects and disseminates student financial assistance program data as well as data in several key areas relating to postsecondary education. Policy Initiatives New 90/10 Federal Register […]

Office of Inspector General December 2022 What are Management Challenges? The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 defines major management challenges as programs or management functions that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and where a failure to perform well could seriously affect the ability of […]

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 16, 2022 Advocates are calling on the Education Department to shut down its system for wage garnishment until it can be deployed lawfully. The Education Department failed to control its debt collection system during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to thousands of people having […]

ABC 7 News Melanie Woodrow and Grace Manthey December 15, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There were approximately 419,000 fewer students at California community colleges last school year compared to the 2018-2019 school year, according to an ABC7 analysis of data from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. In the Bay […]