Lagging Behind
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 22, 2021 Disappointingly low student completion rates in the California Community Colleges system are prompting campus leaders to focus on retention efforts as they also try to stem enrollment declines. California Community Colleges system leaders say they will double down on improving graduation rates […]
Using Pell to Police For-Profits?
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely November 22, 2021 Stakeholders argue that there are more appropriate ways to hold for-profit institutions accountable than excluding their students from using the Build Back Better Act’s increase to the maximum Pell Grant. A long-awaited increase to the maximum Pell Grant was passed by the […]
Update shows undergraduate enrollment decline growing to 3.5% this fall
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz November 18, 2021 Dive Brief: Undergraduate enrollment sank 3.5% this fall, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The figures, based on almost three-fourths of institutions reporting their enrollment as of Oct. 21, are largely in line with numbers the organization released last […]
ED’s Internal Watchdog Outlines Areas of Focus, Including Transition to Repayment for Borrowers and Use of Professional Judgement
NASFAA Owen Daugherty November 16, 2021 In its annual report released this week, the Department of Education’s (ED) internal watchdog detailed its plan to provide oversight on the department over the course of the upcoming year, as well as new areas of focus for its oversight of the Office of Federal Student […]
@EdLaborGOP Call Out FTC’s Unfair Treatment of For-Profit Colleges
Committee on Education & Labor November 15, 2021 @EdLaborGOP Call Out FTC’s Unfair Treatment of For-Profit Colleges Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2021 WASHINGTON – Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller […]
FAH Hospital Policy Blog
Federation of American Hospitals November 15, 2021 Perspectives on health policy affecting America’s hospitals and the patients we serve. RURAL HOSPITALS | COVID-19 | FAH POLICY BLOG TEAM Hospital Workforce Crisis: How It Affects Patient Care NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Workforce shortages are impacting industries and communities across America as the country rebuilds from the […]
Proprietary Schools are Essential to Implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
CECU November 15, 2021 Arlington, VA — Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) congratulates President Biden on the enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will make major investments in improving America’s roads, bridges, and rails, expanding electric vehicle charging stations and broadband, and removing lead pipes. “We congratulate Congress and President Biden on the historic passage […]
Student loan forgiveness: US cancels another $2B in debt — but what about relief for all borrowers?
Yahoo Money Clayton Jarvis November 14, 2021 Under President Joe Biden, the government has wiped out over $11.5 billion in student loans for select groups of borrowers. Now the Education Department says a new round of relief is coming, with notices going out in the coming weeks for about $2 […]
Appeals Court Extends Block of Employer Vaccine Mandate
Inside Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden November 15, 2021 A federal appeals court ruled Friday to keep in place a stay blocking a Biden administration rule requiring that large employers mandate their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing, The New York Times reported. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court […]