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Thompson Coburn LLP Roger Swartzwelder April 23, 2024 On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued new guidance regarding the implementation of the program length restrictions for Gainful Employment (“GE”) programs. These restrictions are included in the Department’s Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures and Ability to Benefit Final Rule (“Final […]

The Daily Signal Tony Kinnett April 19, 2024 A national grassroots petition in protest of President Joe Biden’s latest student debt “forgiveness” stunt garnered over 5,000 online comments in a single night. Biden’s newest student loan cancellation plan would shift almost $150 billion in debt from those with outstanding college loans to American taxpayers—including […]

Higher Ed Dive  Natalie Schwartz April 19, 2024 Advocates for sexual assault survivors praised the rule, though some groups said it will undermine due process and free speech. The U.S. Department of Education released one of its long-awaited rules governing Title IX on Friday, drawing praise from advocates for sexual assault survivors […]

Thompson Coburn LLP Scott Goldschmidt and Stephanie Cohan April 19, 2024 We interrupt your Tortured Poets Department** listening party to inform you that the Biden administration has released its long awaited Title IX rules. The new rules, published this morning in unofficial form, will be formally published in the Federal Register […]

Fox News Christopher Lopex April 20, 2024 Plumbers, electricians, steam fitters and pipe fitters ‘are not going to be outsourced,’ Rowe says “How America Works” host Mike Rowe expressed cautious optimism about a growing trend among Generation Z toward skilled trades on “One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.” During Rowe’s interview […]

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox April 22, 2024 With less than two weeks until the typical May 1 commitment deadline, only 34 percent of colleges have started sending financial aid offers to accepted students, according to new survey data from the National Association for Student Financial Aid Advisers (NASFAA); 54 percent had not […]

Fox Business Breck Dumas April 18, 2024 President Biden’s student loan bailout could cost taxpayers as much as three-quarters of a trillion dollars, new estimate finds President Biden’s latest plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers will cost taxpayers far more than its official price tag, and […]

The Conversation  Robert Samuels April 18, 2024 A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school. The graduation rate is even lower for low-income students. Among students from families […]

GCU News April 18, 2024 In light of the disturbing and defamatory public comments made by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona last week during a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Grand Canyon University is providing the following statement. This response is prefaced with the comment that our disagreements with […]

Higher Ed Dive  Naaz Modan April 19, 2024 The Education Department’s long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday issued its long-awaited Title IX rule, which for the first time enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students and employees, as well as pregnant students and employees, under […]