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 […]
The Hechinger Report Some enroll very small numbers of Pell Grant recipients; at others, they never graduate by JON MARCUS and SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ March 24, 2016 New government data suggest that some colleges and universities are graduating as few of one out of 10 of the low-income students whose educations […]
The Hechinger Report Federal figures show the success rate for veterans at some schools is infinitesimal
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain May 24, 2017 National college enrollments have continued their multiyear decline, with most of the dip occurring among older undergraduates at for-profit institutions and community colleges. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which tracks 97 percent of students at federal aid-eligible institutions, found an overall national decline […]
EdSource MAY 22, 2017 LARRY GORDON California’s colleges and universities are celebrating what many describe as a happy surprise: the revival of federal financial aid for summer school. The move will help more low-income students graduate on time and help reduce college debt, its proponents say. Congress recently approved, and […]
Consumerist May 18, 20174:30 pm EDT By Ashlee Kieler@akieler Thousands of former students at bankrupt for-profit schools run by ITT, Corinthian Colleges, and others are still on the hook for millions of dollars in student loans, even though the Department of Education approved their claims for a refund. Now, lawmakers […]
Career Education Review NEWS May 22, 2017 Jenny 0 The California National University for Advanced Studies, which has provide online instruction in Torrance since 1993, will close its doors at year’s end, becoming the latest in a string of for-profit educational institutions to go out of business, the Daily Breeze […]