U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs September 7, 2021 School Leadership, as you may recall, as of October 1, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rescinding and resetting all 35% Exemptions to standard 85/15 Rule reporting requirements. This means your Education and Training Institution (ETI) will be required to […]
Career Education Review Jenny September 8, 2021 24-Hour Fundraiser Shines Light on Community Nonprofits like The San Marcos Promise San Diego, Calif. (September 8, 2021) – On Thursday, September 9, San Diego will host its first-ever, local giving day called San Diego Gives. The goal is to raise money for and […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 1, 2021 Some California community colleges, already struggling with enrollment declines and the fallout from the pandemic, now face new challenges caused by the wildfires. A haze of smoke rests on Lake Tahoe Community College as the Caldor fire makes its way into the Lake […]
Cal Matters Kristen Hwang August 26, 2021 IN SUMMARY COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state’s new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too. In the past month, four emergency room nurses — exhausted by the onslaught of patients and emotional turmoil wrought […]
Inside Higher Ed Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel August 21, 2021 Free college proposals would only exacerbate the degree completion gap in higher ed, write Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel. “Free college” proposals are at the forefront of state and federal policy making, garnering frequent online […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz September 1, 2021 Dive Brief: More than 65,000 suspected fraudulent financial applications were created in what may have been an attempt to scam the California Community Colleges system, though it’s unclear if any money was disbursed to fake students, the Los Angeles Times reported. Officials suspect fake […]
Los Angeles Times Colleen Shalby and Teresa Watanabe August 31, 2021 The California Community Colleges system is investigating potentially widespread fraud involving fake “bot students” enrolled in active courses in what officials suspect is a scam to obtain financial aid or COVID-19 relief grants. The 116-campus system is beefing up […]
Military Times Leo Shane III August 30, 2021 Recent reforms to the Post-9/11 GI Bill have been focused largely on broadening eligibility for both what individuals and what types of education opportunities it covers. But the head of Veterans Affairs’ Education Service service said the future of the benefit may be focused on narrowing […]
CECU August 31, 2021 Arlington, Va. — A new survey commissioned by Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) found that a majority of respondents felt that their experiences at proprietary institutions positively prepared them for professional success in the future. Of the student veterans polled, a majority agreed or strongly agreed: […]
Career Education Review Jenny September 1, 2021 Expanded Facilities Will Enable NWC to Continue to Educate Students for Success WEST COVINA, Calif.—North-West College (NWC) recently announced that its San Diego Campus, at 8888 Balboa Avenue, moved to its new home at 6106 Arosa Street in the City of San Diego. […]