Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 6, 2022 The lawmakers want the Education Department to go beyond what a federal watchdog recommended in reviewing 2011 guidance for online program managers. The chairs of the Senate and House education committees want the U.S. Department of Education to step up oversight of […]
Congressional Research Service David P. Smole and Rita R. Zota December 2, 2022 After years of increasing, growth in counts of federal student loan borrowers, average annual amounts borrowed, and average cumulative debt owed appears to be moderating somewhat. Overall, though, more student loan dollars continue to be disbursed than […]
NASFAA Jill Desjean December 6, 2022 In response to the Government Accountability Office’s report examining institutional aid offer practices, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), ranking member of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) on Monday introduced the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act, which would set new requirements […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 6, 2022 New regulations will allow the agency to review debt forgiveness claims for groups rather than individuals. For-profits question whether that’s fair. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education notified DeVry University that it plans to recoup more than $23 million from […]
Inside Higher Ed Safia Abdulahi November 30, 2022 A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that college completion rates have stagnated, with 62.3 percent of students who enrolled in 2016 completing a degree by June 2022—virtually unchanged from last year’s six-year completion rate of 62.2 percent. The report examines all […]
Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso November 30, 2022 Institutions have long sought to improve the credit transfer process. A new report from Ithaka S+R outlines strategies to help students earn credit for all types of higher learning. Students are obtaining postsecondary education from more places than ever—on-the-job training, military service […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 29, 2022 Congress has a busy December, and several higher education policy priorities hang in the balance. In the final month of the 117th Congress, lawmakers are hoping to pass an appropriations bill to fund the government for the fiscal year, codify protections for […]
Committee on Education & Labor November 22, 2022 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the student loan repayment pause for the sixth time: “Since taking office, this administration has done everything in its power […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz November 22, 2022 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is allowing several for-profit colleges to continue accessing federal financial aid even though they’re facing scrutiny from state attorneys general and their accreditors, according to a new report from the National Student Legal Defense Network. The advocacy […]
Fox Business Ann Schmidt November 21, 2022 On Nov. 14, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan has faced a series of legal challenges, including a recent block by a federal appeals court. The […]