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Federal Student Aid Website and System Outages November 3-4 and November 11-12, 2018

Federal Student Aid Website and System Outages November 3-4 and November 11-12, 2018

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. […]

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Issue Brief: Verification

Issue Brief: Verification

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 […]

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How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?

How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?

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 […]

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Citing California red tape, Origin Code Academy to close down

Citing California red tape, Origin Code Academy to close down

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 […]

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Just in Time for Halloween: The Return of the Borrower Defense Rule of 2016

Just in Time for Halloween: The Return of the Borrower Defense Rule of 2016

CooleyED. Kate Lee Carey, Jonathon Glass, Mike Goldstein and Vince Sampson The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule is back, thanks to a September 17 federal court order that overturned Secretary DeVos’ action suspending implementation of the existing rule, followed by the October 16 final order denying CAPPS’ request for injunctive […]

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For-profit chain sues Ed. Dept. and DeVos, wants to restructure

For-profit chain sues Ed. Dept. and DeVos, wants to restructure

Education Dive. October 19, 2018 Dive Brief: For-profit college operator Education Corporation of America (ECA) filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Alabama against the Education Department and its Secretary Betsy DeVos that asks the court to appoint a receiver to oversee the company’s assets so it can […]

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What Everyone’s Missing About That Court Ruling On Defrauded College Students

What Everyone’s Missing About That Court Ruling On Defrauded College Students

Forbes by Preston Cooper Having recently ruled that the Department of Education acted illegally in delaying a 2016 regulation aimed at making it easier for students defrauded by their colleges to receive loan forgiveness, District Court Judge Randolph Moss on Tuesday ordered the regulation to take effect immediately. Activists on the left hailed the […]

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2016 Borrower Defense Rule now in effect: Free webinars and quick thoughts

2016 Borrower Defense Rule now in effect: Free webinars and quick thoughts

Thompson Coburn by Aaron Lacey As many in higher education are aware, yesterday, following a long series of lawsuits, opinions, and orders, the “borrower defense rule” promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education on November 1, 2016, took effect. The 2016 Rule was slated to become law on July 1, […]

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Google Brings Computing Courses to 10 Colleges

Google Brings Computing Courses to 10 Colleges

Inside Higher Ed by Mark Lieberman Google announced its latest higher education foray Wednesday: technology courses developed in-house and delivered to students at 10 four-year institutions. Students at eight institutions can enroll this semester in two introductory courses on computer science and data science. The company developed the curriculum and provides the […]

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