NY Times Some Hires by Betsy DeVos Are a Stark Departure From Her Reputation By ERICA L. GREENJUNE 2, 2017 Photo Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, during a tour of Van Wert High School in Ohio in April.CreditMaddie McGarvey for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Since her confirmation as […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 1, 2017 Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, has created what she called a new effort to oversee Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department. In announcing the website, called DeVos Watch, Warren cited the proposed White House budget that included major cuts to […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education announced several new senior employees Wednesday, including a key former staffer of Senator Lamar Alexander on the Senate education committee. Kathleen Smith, who formerly served as the higher education policy adviser under the Tennessee Republican, was named […]
Inside Higher Ed Second Thoughts About Higher Education Decisions Most former college students say they would change either their major, college attended or credential pursued if they could do it all over again, survey finds. By Paul Fain June 1, 2017 A majority of Americans who attended college say they […]
Healthcare IT News Analytics IBM reveals DIY ‘new collar jobs’ that hospitals can apply to cybersecurity staffing Organizations can take these practical approaches to ramping up talent recruiting, hiring and retention practices specifically for infosec pros. By Bernie Monegain May 30, 2017 03:08 PM CEO Ginni Rometty has made a […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 30, 2017 The Trump administration has held internal discussions about relocating some functions of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, including moving its $1.4 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, according to media reports. But that idea, which has periodically resurfaced […]
Duane Morris May 30, 2017 On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos challenging the validity of the borrower defense to repayment regulation. (Note: Duane Morris serves […]
The NY Times The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream David Leonhardt MAY 25, 2017 Photo Some of the biggest declines in grants promoting economic diversity in public colleges have been in the University of California system. CreditEric Risberg/Associated Press The country’s most powerful engine of upward mobility […]
BusinessWest As the Job Market Tightens, Employers Face a New Set of Challenges George O’Brien on May 30, 2017 in Cover Story, Features Hire Expectations The job market in the region has tightened considerably in recent years, approaching, if not reaching, that state known as full employment. In this […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 26, 2017 A group of California for-profit colleges filed a lawsuit in federal court this week seeking to block the implementation of borrower-defense rules finalized last fall. The regulations, which would go into effect July 1, expand on and clarify existing federal statute to spell […]