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New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

Inside Higher Ed The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success, a progressive group that focuses on affordability and access in higher education. In the report, released Tuesday, the […]

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Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers

Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers

Channel 10 News SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A group of Brightwood employees have sued the for-profit’s parent company, alleging they did not receive the legally required 60-days notice before the school abruptly shut down Wednesday. The suit, filed in Delaware, location of Educational Corporation of America, says the company violated […]

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Survey: More than half of US teachers concerned about language barriers with ESL parents

Survey: More than half of US teachers concerned about language barriers with ESL parents

Education Dive Dive Brief: A recent ClassDojo survey of more than 560 randomly-selected teachers nationwide indicates 71% of those surveyed have taught students for whom English is a second language in the past three years, and 56% worry parents of these students don’t have enough English language skills to effectively participate […]

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Former ITT Tech students get $600M in debt relief from bankruptcy judge

Former ITT Tech students get $600M in debt relief from bankruptcy judge

While the bankruptcy fight over failed for-profit educator ITT Educational Services continues, the biggest group involved in the legal battle has scored a big victory. In late November, a federal bankruptcy judge in Indianapolis gave final approval to a $600 million settlement that will affect about 750,000 former students of […]

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Democrats urge DeVos to take back ACICS’ recognition

Democrats urge DeVos to take back ACICS’ recognition

Education Dive Dive Brief: In a letter issued Wednesday, a group of congressional Democrats called on U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse her decision to permanently restore federal recognition for the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the group said they found new evidence of […]

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New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

Inside Higher Ed The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success, a progressive group that focuses on affordability and access in higher education. In the report, released Tuesday, the […]

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Dream Center sued over claims it misled students on Art Institutes accreditation

Dream Center sued over claims it misled students on Art Institutes accreditation

Education Dive Dive Brief: Four students are suing the nonprofit Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), alleging the college operator misled them over the accreditation of four Art Institutes, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. DCEH did not respond to Education Dive’s request for comment. The suit alleges DCEH stated in its course […]

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