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The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here

The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 24, 2024 Government investigators dissected the federal aid form’s botched rollout at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Their findings paint a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details. A government watchdog’s investigation into last year’s rollout of the new Free Application for […]

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Conservatives play offense on higher education

Conservatives play offense on higher education

The Hill  Lexi Lonas Cochran September 20, 2024 Conservatives have secured multiple victories in the higher education space the past few years, taking advantage of missteps by opponents and a more aggressive movement that is unlikely to slow down its battle with college administrators. A major blow to affirmative action, eliminating […]

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Career education is redundant and convoluted. Gavin Newsom says he’ll fix it

Career education is redundant and convoluted. Gavin Newsom says he’ll fix it

Cal Matters Adam Echelman September 20, 2024 In summary California taxpayers fund career education at high schools, adult schools, community colleges, regional occupational programs and for-profit trade schools. Critics say it reflects “an incredible lack of coordination.” The governor says he’s producing a “master plan” to remedy that. Welcome to […]

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Report: The U.S. is facing its largest labor shortage in history

Report: The U.S. is facing its largest labor shortage in history

Working Nation Ramona Schindelheim September 17, 2024 Lightcast’s The Rising Storm predicts a six-million worker deficit by 2032 There’s a massive labor shortage on the horizon and employers must act now in order to have enough skilled workers to fill in-demand jobs, according to a new report from Lightcast. The report […]

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How Dual Enrollment Can Rescue Colleges From the Enrollment Cliff

How Dual Enrollment Can Rescue Colleges From the Enrollment Cliff

Best Colleges Mark J. Drozdowski, Ed.D. September 13, 2024 Salvation lies in fueling the pipeline with students for whom dual enrollment will spur college attendance — not just those already headed that way. New data shows that almost 2.5 million high school students took dual enrollment courses in 2022-23. Dual […]

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Can For-Profit Education Be Excellent? It Can and It Is.

Can For-Profit Education Be Excellent? It Can and It Is.

Chicago Defender Steve Beard September 15, 2024 Every industry has bad actors. In the last few years we’ve seen scandals plague major banks, airplane manufacturers, social media and more, yet business continues to maintain the highest levels of trust. Why then, do politicians perpetuate outdated perceptions of whole cloth industries […]

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