Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 11, 2022 Dive Brief: Federal lawmakers proposed a new bill this week meant to speed the conversion of for-profit colleges to nonprofit institutions when they are bought by new owners. The proposal — from Rep. Fred Keller, a Pennsylvania Republican — would require the U.S. […]
Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford March 14, 2022 The U.S. Department of Education warned Florida governor Ron DeSantis that if the state implements a law to require colleges and universities to change accreditors with every accreditation cycle, it could put institutions’ access to federal financial aid in jeopardy. If approved […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer March 10, 2022 Most programs failing a broadly applied rule would be at public and nonprofit colleges, not for-profits, says one researcher at a conservative think tank. Negotiations are scheduled for next week over the gainful employment rule, a regulation intended to make sure graduates […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 10, 2022 Dive Brief: The Florida Legislature passed a bill this week that would force the state’s public colleges to change accreditors every accreditation cycle and allow the state universities’ governing board to require post-tenure reviews every five years. The bill has drawn criticism, including […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 9, 2022 Proposed revisions would attempt to ensure career education graduates can find work and pay off their loans. The U.S. Department of Education this week released new details about provisions it wants to include in its forthcoming gainful employment rule, a measure that […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 10, 2022 The Biden administration is sending signals that the May deadline for student loan borrowers to begin repayment may be extended, Politico reported. Education Department officials instructed the companies that manage federal student loans to “hold off on sending required notices to borrowers about their […]
wbur Simon Rios March 7, 2022 Danielle Chagnon spent 15 years teaching math. But now, she’s spending her days in Boston’s North End learning another skill where she’s found accuracy matters just as much as it does in math: carpentry. “There’s so many little details that you’d never think of to […]
The Fresno Bee Yesenia Amaro March 7, 2022 California Health Sciences University has suspended a pharmacy doctorate program at its for-profit school in Clovis after failing to obtain pre-accreditation. The program welcomed its first cohort of students in 2014, but never gained accreditation and will now close after 2024. CHSU […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune Mike Freeman March 7, 2022 In lawsuit filed by California Attorney General, Ashford and parent Zovio were found to have made bogus claims about career outcomes, costs and financial aid to lure vulnerable students to enroll in the online university. Former San Diego for-profit college Ashford […]
Pittsburg Post-Gazette March 5, 2022 Conventional wisdom, shaped by cultural and class biases, asserts that attending a four-year college leading to a bachelor’s degree offers the best career path for everyone who can. That myth has persisted despite the fact that most new, good-paying jobs require more than a high […]