National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced last week, just three days after the Department of Education (ED) released proposed regulations for borrower defense to repayment, that the state had amended an existing lawsuit to establish that the state had […]
Higher Ed by James Paterson Dive Brief: A California newspaper is reporting that large out-of-state universities are blanketing the state with marketing materials to entice students to enroll in their online programs. One source said one reason for this uptick in markeCalifornia has had difficulty meeting demand from its residents for its […]
Federal Register A Proposed Rule by the Education Department on 07/31/2018 Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to create Institutional Accountability regulations […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum An enduring tension in federal higher education policy making is the balancing act between protecting students and taxpayers on the one hand and allowing for innovative instruction and business models on the other. New administrations typically emphasize one over the other, swinging the policy […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Eric Kelderman In its latest move to unmake policies and regulations, many of them put in place under President Obama, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday a new round of rulemaking on more than a dozen topics, most notably accreditation. The department will consider issues […]
Accredited Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Department of Education Extends Deadline to Respond to ACICS Petition for Continued Recognition On July 30, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) received notification from the Department of Education that it will extend the deadline to respond to ACICS’s petition […]
San Diego Union Tribune by Gary Robbins Coleman University, a small San Diego school that opened in the early 1960s to train workers for the burgeoning computer and information technology industries, is closing due to accreditation and financial problems. The closure, which will take affect on August 5th, comes with […]
Community College Daily by Mathew Dembicki Both sides of the aisle in Congress champion the value of apprenticeships in developing skilled workers for available jobs. But the common ground ends there: Democrats prefer government-recognized registered apprenticeships, while Republicans lean toward industry-recognized apprenticeships, which include fewer rules and regulations. The Senate […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: Income share agreements, where institutions help students pay for tuition so long as the borrower gives up a certain percentage of income following graduation to pay back the costs, are gaining traction within the industry. Purdue University led the trend in 2016, with its “Back A Boiler” […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrea Kreighbaum The Trump administration says it wants more innovation in higher education. And it believes rewriting the rules for college accrediting agencies is the best way to encourage innovation. In an exclusive interview with Inside Higher Ed, the administration’s top higher education official described the philosophy […]