Education Dive Dive Brief: Enrollment climbed 14.7% at four-year public colleges among full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates from 2006 to 2016, according to Chronicle of Higher Education data on nearly 500 institutions. The data showed growth at 68% of colleges, primarily in states with a rising number of high school graduates, including […]
Inside Higher Ed The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success, a progressive group that focuses on affordability and access in higher education. In the report, released Tuesday, the […]
Channel 10 News SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A group of Brightwood employees have sued the for-profit’s parent company, alleging they did not receive the legally required 60-days notice before the school abruptly shut down Wednesday. The suit, filed in Delaware, location of Educational Corporation of America, says the company violated […]
Inside Higher Ed About 30 colleges are shutting their doors at the end of this month, nearly a year after becoming the latest group of for-profit institutions to convert to nonprofit status. The colleges, most of which are part of the once renowned Art Institutes brand, are owned by the […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: A recent ClassDojo survey of more than 560 randomly-selected teachers nationwide indicates 71% of those surveyed have taught students for whom English is a second language in the past three years, and 56% worry parents of these students don’t have enough English language skills to effectively participate […]
While the bankruptcy fight over failed for-profit educator ITT Educational Services continues, the biggest group involved in the legal battle has scored a big victory. In late November, a federal bankruptcy judge in Indianapolis gave final approval to a $600 million settlement that will affect about 750,000 former students of […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: In a letter issued Wednesday, a group of congressional Democrats called on U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse her decision to permanently restore federal recognition for the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the group said they found new evidence of […]
Inside Higher Ed The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success, a progressive group that focuses on affordability and access in higher education. In the report, released Tuesday, the […]
Inside Higher Ed The Higher Learning Commission, which is the largest regional accrediting agency, is seeking to change the conversation around defining student success for today’s learners. With the release of a position paper, the first of three HLC plans to release on the issue in coming months, the accreditor argued […]
