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House Democrats take aim at DeVos’ Education Department

House Democrats take aim at DeVos’ Education Department

Education Dive Dive Brief: With a newly won majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats have their sights set on challenging U.S. Education Department Secretary Betsy DeVos on her rollback of several Obama-era policies and guidance, Politico reported. DeVos faces opposition from several corners, including the House education, financial services and […]

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Secretary DeVos Issues Final Decision Granting ACICS Continued Recognition with Compliance Warning

Secretary DeVos Issues Final Decision Granting ACICS Continued Recognition with Compliance Warning

ACICS Final Decision of the Secretary On November 21, 2018 Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a final decision to reinstate the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as a recognized accreditor. Today’s decision follows the September 28 action of the Senior Department Official (SDO), who determined […]

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DeVos rightly halts Obama-era takedown of private colleges

DeVos rightly halts Obama-era takedown of private colleges

The Hill BY A.J. KRITIKOS Education Secretary Betsy DeVos should be commended for her agency’s herculean work to roll back many harmful Obama-era regulations that targeted nonprofit and for-profit private colleges. Many of these burdensome regulations were designed and implemented with a single purpose of running private for-profit and private nonprofit colleges […]

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Coming to a Shopping Mall Near You: Georgia Tech?

Coming to a Shopping Mall Near You: Georgia Tech?

Georgia Tech moves forward with plans to create storefronts for its online education programs, joining a growing number of institutions offering hybrid online learning experiences. Inside Higher Ed by Lindsay McKenzie Georgia Institute of Technology is considering creating brick-and-mortar “storefronts” for prospective and current students to sample its course offerings, listen to […]

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DeVos Reinstates For-Profit College Watchdog Cut Under Obama

DeVos Reinstates For-Profit College Watchdog Cut Under Obama

Business Insider Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday restored federal recognition to an accrediting group that oversees dozens of for-profit colleges but was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of lax supervision. Her decision says the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools was found to be “substantially […]

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Can For-Profit Colleges Rebound?

Can For-Profit Colleges Rebound?

Education Next This year’s meeting of the for-profit higher-education industry’s principal membership association was held at Walt Disney World—which, for the 1,000 people who attended, might have seemed the second most magical place on earth. First place, at the moment, is Washington, D.C., where friends and allies have created a regulatory reprieve […]

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DeVos Gives New Life to Controversial Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges

DeVos Gives New Life to Controversial Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education By Andy Thomason Updated (11/21/2018, 1:25 p.m.) with a comment from Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. The U.S. Education Department has reportedly restored federal recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges that saw its […]

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