Inside Higher Ed Calif. 2-Year System Renames Fee Waiver as Promise Program By Ashley A. Smith September 20, 2017 The California Community Colleges announced Tuesday that the Board of Governors Fee Waiver program, which provides nearly half of the system’s 2.1 million students with free tuition, would be renamed the California College Promise […]
EdSource California college students continue to borrow less than those in 47 other states COLLEGE & CAREERS SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 LARRY GORDON LARRY GORDON/EDSOURCE TODAY Students at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Many graduates of California’s colleges may be anxious about paying off student loans but a new study shows that […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 19, 2017 The Trump administration’s Education Department will sign off on controversial acquisitions of two large for-profit college chains, according to a report by BuzzFeed, which cited department emails the publication said it obtained. Purdue University in April announced its plan to acquire Kaplan University in a complex deal to […]
Inside Higher Ed Standardization in Online Education Accreditor’s rejection of Scottsdale Community College’s proposed expansion suggests that consistency and mandated faculty training could become a focus for quality control in online learning. By Ashley A. Smith September 15, 2017 A regional accreditor recently denied an Arizona community college’s bid to increase its […]
Duane Morris ALERTS AND UPDATES Schools Must Adhere to Cybersecurity Regulations or Risk Losing Title IV Eligibility September 14, 2017 The Department of Education has taken several actions that make it abundantly clear that Title IV schools must comply with cybersecurity regulations, including the GLBA and Safeguards Rule. The Equifax data […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 14, 2017 The Obama administration last December decided to terminate federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, due largely to the controversial national accreditor’s oversight of Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute. The move set off a flurry among the roughly 270 colleges […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 12, 2017 Delta Career Education Corporation, a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses. The company blamed the move on the unclear fate of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting agency which the Obama administration in […]
Education Week People Are Putting Less Faith in Four-Year College Degrees, Poll Finds By Catherine Gewertz on September 7, 2017 3:48 PM | Americans are increasingly doubting the value of a four-year college degree, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. The poll still tilts in favor of the bachelor’s degree, but […]
The Hill How adults can compete for ‘new-collar’ jobs BY KEVIN JOHNSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 09/09/17 10:00 AM It wasn’t so long ago that people with a high-school diploma, a good work ethic, and a strong body could build solid, middle-class careers in blue-collar jobs like manufacturing and construction. That’s no […]
Bloomberg DeVos Tells CFPB to Back Off on Student Loans The agency has survived the Trump presidency so far. Will the Education Department be the one to kneecap it? By Shahien Nasiripour September 8, 2017, 8:41 AM PDT When federal policymakers killed banks’ ability to make government-backed student loans, David […]