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Recent Developments in State Authorization

Recent Developments in State Authorization

Cooley As outlined in our previous posts on proposed regulations in California, we are also tracking newly proposed laws introduced in Washington State, Oregon and New York, all part of a growing trend in which state (or in one case, municipal) agencies are moving to fill perceived gaps in enforcement […]

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Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures

Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures

InsideHigherEd By Andrew Kreighbaum The Dream Center, a Los Angeles nonprofit that had agreed to purchase Argosy University and the Art Institutes chain just 24 months earlier, closed its doors in March amid finger-pointing and recriminations between a court-appointed receiver, congressional Democrats and the Education Department. The Trump administration had […]

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We must support veterans and not politicize their education

We must support veterans and not politicize their education

THEHILL.com BY DANIEL ELKINS — 04/01/19  Congressional hearings on the Hill continue to vilify for-profit universitiesand jeopardize how veteran students, like myself, can leverage our GI bill benefits, which is why I feel compelled to speak out. It is time for our leaders to stand up for student veterans everywhere and […]

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California legislators propose college admissions reform

California legislators propose college admissions reform

Education Dive By Hallie Busta Dive Brief: Legislation put forward in the California State Assembly by five Democratic lawmakers seeks to level the playing field for college admissions in the state just weeks after an alleged nationwide bribery scheme rocked the world of higher education. Among the proposals are requiring at least […]

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Getting past the ‘false dichotomy’ in online learning

Getting past the ‘false dichotomy’ in online learning

Education Dive by Hallie Busta Marni Baker Stein, chief academic officer at Western Governors University, discusses a “tension” she sees between traditional and new models of postsecondary education. News earlier this year that Western Governors University would not have to pay back $713 million in Title IV funds was seen […]

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Outsourcing is growing at most campuses, college leaders say

Outsourcing is growing at most campuses, college leaders say

Education Dive by James Paterson ive Brief: The large majority (83%) of college leaders said their campuses are increasing partnerships with private firms, according to a survey of 249 college presidents, provosts and chief financial officers from The Chronicle of Higher Education and the P3-Edu conference. The majority of leaders (53%) said they […]

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Obfuscating Net Price

Obfuscating Net Price

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum When it last overhauled the Higher Education Act in 2008, Congress required that colleges make disclosures on their websites about the actual net price students would pay if they enrolled on campus. Colleges were supposed to clearly display tools called net price calculators that would […]

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