Newsweek Guidelines on how to handle allegations of sexual assault for colleges and universities are about to be overhauled in the latest proposal from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The proposal will give new rights to the people who are accused of the crimes, including the right to cross-examine their accusers, […]
CNN New York (CNN Politics) Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was hit with another lawsuit Tuesday claiming she failed to cancel student debt owed by people whose for-profit colleges have been shut down. The new lawsuit comes a month after a federal judge ruled that the regulation should immediately go into effect, after […]
Military Times by Diane Auer Jones Student veterans are proving that they are at the top of the class on campus. According to Student Veterans of America’s National Veteran Education Success Tracker, student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill are more likely to graduate, to have a higher GPA, and to […]
Associated Press Some 8,500 students are rushing to finish their coursework at a for-profit college that is closing campuses across the Southeast to stave off creditors. Virginia College’s parent company, Education Corporation of America, says demand has dropped in the improving job market. But, the school failed to meet standards […]
SJVC by NYLA on October 24, 2018 · 9:00 am SJVC Antelope Valley students Jaynie Sanchez, Rebecca King and Janine Sanchez pictured with Senator Scott Wilk and State Assemblyman Tom Lackey. It was about 18 months in the making: Two important representatives of California government were finally able to visit the Antelope Valley […]
IFAP Posted Date: October 26, 2018 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: OUTAGE ALERT – Federal Student Aid Website and System Outages November 3-4 and November 11-12, 2018 During the period November 3-4, 2018, we plan to complete important system work that will impact several Federal Student Aid websites and systems. […]
NASFAA Key Takeaways Verification plays an important role in ensuring the integrity of federal student aid programs, but the process remains overly complex, disproportionately affects low-income students, and is burdensome for students and aid administrators. The Department of Education does not reliably release data on verification selection criteria or the […]
Education Dive The last two years have been tumultuous ones for the U.S. higher education industry. Increased regulation and falling enrollment were among several factors contributing to the closure or consolidation of hundreds of colleges and universities around the country. That consolidation also had an impact on the priorities of ones […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune The popular yet rocky industry of coding boot camps has suffered its latest blow. Origin Code Academy, a San Diego-based school for software developers, is closing its doors next month following repeated financial setbacks. The school, founded in 2015, taught students coding skills to help them […]