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California-Based Institutions Exempt in Other States Could Also Be Impacted by U.S. Department of Education’s Rules for Online Programs

California-Based Institutions Exempt in Other States Could Also Be Impacted by U.S. Department of Education’s Rules for Online Programs

Duane Morris The 2016 State Authorization Rule requires that states have a process for resolving complaints against out-of-state schools in the state in which the student resides and the home state where the institution’s main campus is located. We reported earlier this week on the U.S. Department of Education’s July 22, 2019, announcement, which […]

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Fewer troops are using Tuition Assistance benefits

Fewer troops are using Tuition Assistance benefits

MiltaryTimes.com By George Altman The number of service members using military tuition assistance benefits declined again in fiscal 2018, continuing the trend in recent years of fewer troops taking college courses. Overall, the number of troops using tuition assistance across all five services fell 2.5 percent, from about 239,200 in […]

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IFAP Announcement: Checking the Validity of a Student’s High School Completion

IFAP Announcement: Checking the Validity of a Student’s High School Completion

IFAP.ed.gov Posted Date: July 23, 2019 Author: Office of Postsecondary Education Subject: Checking the Validity of a Student’s High School Completion This Electronic Announcement provides clarification regarding the role that institutions have in checking the validity of a student’s high school completion as required under 34 CFR 668.16(p). Final regulations […]

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California Students Caught in the Middle

California Students Caught in the Middle

Inside Higher Ed By Doug Lederman For years, the U.S. Education Department (over two administrations) has battled with states, college leaders and consumer advocates over rules requiring institutions operating online to secure approval from each state in which they intend to enroll students. The issue has often seemed arcane and the […]

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