The Chronicle of Higher Education February 8, 2021 In his first weeks in office, President Biden reversed several Trump-administration policies and introduced new measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The Chronicle is tracking new developments and breaking down what they mean for higher education. 1:55 p.m. Eastern, 2/19/2021 Former Obama […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik February 18, 2021 A panel appointed by California governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has recommended that the state’s public higher education systems develop an “integrated admissions platform.” “California should create a single technology platform for admissions and transfer to replace the currently overwhelming and byzantine application and […]
Inside Higher Ed Marjorie Valbrun February 18, 2021 Leaders of the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a budget deal Wednesday that restores $299 million in funding to the California State University System. The funding was cut from CSU’s 2020-21 budget, which takes effect on July 1, and was the result […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami February 18, 2021 President says his plan to support free public higher education will make a difference to future students. Top Senate Democrats and progressive groups continued to press President Biden on Wednesday to use his executive powers to wipe away up to $50,000 from […]
USA TODAY Erin Richards and Chris Quintana February 11, 2021 A Senate committee advanced the nomination of Miguel Cardona as the next U.S. education secretary Thursday, putting him a step closer to guiding the reopening of more schools, albeit under a scaled-back plan announced by the White House this week. Cardona, the commissioner of […]
URBAN INSTITUTE Kristin Blagg, Erica Blom, Robert Kelchen, Carina Chien February 11, 2021 Abstract Policymakers have expressed increased interest in program-level higher education accountability measures as a supplement to, or in place of, institution-level metrics. But it is unclear what these measures should look like. In this report, we assess the ways program-level […]
HIGHER ED DIVE Jeremy Bauer-Wolf February 10, 2021 Dive Brief: The Biden administration has withdrawn a rule that would have required colleges that participate in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to disclose if they had financial ties to a Chinese culture education program that frequently partners with U.S. institutions. Political pressures surrounding […]
Forbes Allison Griffin February 10, 2021 After less than a month in office, President Biden has made his priorities for postsecondary education clear. And, notably, this week, he charged two leading advocates – two women – to deliver the message. Yesterday, Carmel Martin, deputy director for economic mobility on the White […]
Career Education Review Jenny February 11, 2021 Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats advanced their left wing partisan COVID-19 budget reconciliation scheme along party lines: “Once again, Democrats are ignoring vulnerable, hardworking Americans, choosing instead to favor left wing special interests […]
Military Times Leo Shane III February 10, 2021 Included in congressional Democrats’ massive pandemic relief plan are rules that could upend for-profit colleges’ ability to recruit and enroll veterans in degree programs by limiting how administrators count GI Bill dollars in their finances. Advocates have long pushed for the move as a […]