Insider Ayelet Sheffey June 1, 2023 Iola Favell wanted to go back to school to get her master’s degree in teaching. Favell is a first-generation college student from California, and according to documents filed in a recent lawsuit, she felt it was important to earn her degree from a prestigious […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott June 2, 2023 Biden administration wants to add a host of new conditions to the agreements that allow colleges and universities to receive financial aid. Critics say those proposals need more work. A provision nestled within a sweeping set of regulations released last month could […]
Committee on Education & The Workforce May 31, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, specifically addressing the student loan component of the bill: “The Biden administration extended the student loan repayment pause a half […]
Inside Higher Ed Chato Hazelbaker May 31, 2023 Higher education isn’t a monolith, but media attention on trends that aren’t impacting your campus can cause confusion. A community college president considers how and when to respond. On April 3, The Hechinger Report published an article titled “The Reckoning Is Here: More than […]
MAYNARDNEXSEN May 26, 2023 Formal Package Addresses Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency, Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification and Ability to Benefit On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) released a formal package of proposed regulations addressing gainful employment (“GE”) and financial value transparency, financial responsibility and administrative […]
Real Clear Policy Michael Brickman May 26, 2023 The Obama administration’s policies decimated the for-profit college industry. When President Biden was elected, he seemed destined to double down on these attacks. He promised that he would “require for-profits to first prove their value to the U.S. Department of Education before gaining eligibility for federal […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf May 25, 2023 Dive Brief: Two House committees will investigate whether the U.S. Department of Education was “improperly influenced by political considerations” when it settled the Sweet v. Cardona class-action case, which cleared the way for $6 billion in student loan cancellations for 200,000-plus borrowers. Those borrowers […]
Idaho Ed News Kurt Liebich May 23, 2023 My term as president of the Idaho State Board of Education ended last month. The final months of my term were spent immersing myself in the details involved in negotiations between the University of Idaho and the University of Phoenix, which ultimately […]
Inside Higher Ed Susan D’Agostino May 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released a new report, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, this week. The report acknowledges that the rapid pace of artificial intelligence (AI) advances is impacting society […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson May 25, 2023 The House by a vote of 218-203 advanced legislation that would overturn President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and end the pause on federal student loan payments. The measure — first introduced as a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in March — now heads […]