Texas Public Policy Foundation Research Andrew Gillen, Ph.D. February 2022 Executive Summary Higher education needs more accountability, and a promising approach was a set of federal regulations called gainful employment, which sought to identify and terminate federal financial aid for college programs that left students with excessive student loan debt […]
Third Way February 10, 2022 In January, the US Department of Education (Department) began a negotiated rulemaking process to determine which career education programs—certifications or degrees like those that prepare students to become auto mechanics, elevator technicians, or medical assistants—are worthy of federal funding due to their ability to provide […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf February 4, 2022 Dive Brief: Florida’s public colleges would be required to change accreditors and then do so again every five years under a new bill introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. The proposal follows the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik February 10, 2022 Education Department sets out some ideas, but they are still a long way from completion. One idea is to require all colleges to report some information on their outcomes. The U.S. Education Department has proposed to again impose regulations to measure the gainful employment […]
National Review Steven Taylor February 10, 2022 If regulators are going to start asking if some kinds of higher education are actually worth it, it would be pointless to exempt others from scrutiny. Colleges and universities proudly flaunt their “nonprofit” status while many of their graduates are mired in debt and their highest-paid […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf February 7, 2022 Dive Brief: Sixteen experts and advocacy organizations in higher education are calling for stricter U.S. Department of Education oversight of accreditors, particularly in how they handle colleges with poor student outcomes. The groups and individuals wrote to the Education Department late last month recommending […]
Higher Ed Dive February 7, 2022 Natalie Schwartz Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other senators asked eight OPMs for information about their businesses, citing concerns about tuition-share deals. Last year, a decade-old $115,000 online master’s degree in social work made waves. The two-year program, at the University of Southern California, left […]
Committee on Education & Labor February 3, 2022 What You Should Know About the Levin Amendment Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2022 Democrats are trying to include a troubling amendment in their China bill that will give the Biden administration unprecedented control […]
CECU February 4, 2022 This morning, the House passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022. Before the final vote on the full bill, the House passed Rep. Levin’s amendment. Reps. Andy Levin (D-MI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), and Bryan Steil’s (R-WI) amendment would expand Pell Grant eligibility to […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz January 21, 2022 How will for-profit colleges face hurdles like stricter regulations and enrollment challenges? Can the sector avoid being cut out of any Pell Grant increase? For-profit colleges appear to have a tough road ahead in 2022, with stricter regulations and other challenges likely […]