Inside Higher Ed. A large group of congressional Democrats last week joined a chorus of higher education associations and consumer advocates who have been pressuring appropriators to preserve funding for the Pell Grant program and restore year-round use of the federal grants. The Pell Grant is one of the rare […]
Westlaw News. A Texas-based company behind Career Point College has filed for bankruptcy, marking the latest casualty in the for-profit higher education industry. On Monday, Dickinson of San Antonio Inc filed for Chapter 11 protection after the U.S. Department of Education cut off student aid. Much larger for-profit college operators […]
Education DIVE. Dive Brief: The Atlantic asks “is college really necessary” for a generation of high school graduates who will face crushing student loan debt, low job prospects and growing opportunities in vocational training. Students can obtain skills and professional insight around jobs and trades that most fit their interests, […]
Phoenix Business Journal. In an effort to tackle abuses in the for-profit education industry, the Obama Administration may make Arizona’s teacher shortage even worse. Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has been creating gainful employment regulations designed to penalize schools that don’t prepare students for “gainful employment in […]
Education DIVE. As the 2016 presidential election continues to boil down to a two-party tug-of-war of political self-sabotage and voters struggling to find hints of likability between two generally disliked candidates, serious implications for higher education are drawing closer into view for many presidents and industry advocates. In the waning […]
Inside Higher Ed. A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday temporarily barred regulators from continuing lawsuits against the defunct ITT Educational Services, according to The Wall Street Journal. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the state of New Mexico each have launched litigation against the for-profit parent […]
Inside Higher Ed. Investors are getting jittery about whether the U.S. Department of Education will approve the proposed sale of the Apollo Education Group, owner of the University of Phoenix, to a group of three private equity firms. Nine months have passed since the Apollo Education Group announced the $1.14 billion deal to take […]
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) This month the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 7.8 million Americans are unemployed, while at the same time 5.4 million jobs remain unfilled in America. This crisis exists because employers demand “job-ready” employees and prospective employees are simply not able to bridge the skills gap […]
CBS Denver. The sudden closure of Heritage College at 47th and Harlan and around the country blindsided not only students, but faculty and staff. Employees of the college received a letter detailing that they would not be given a paycheck totaling the full amount owed. (credit: CBS) The career college for medical professionals announced this week that it […]
The Washington Post. Will retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson become education secretary if Donald Trump is elected president? Who will Hillary Clinton offer the job to if she wins the 2016 presidential election next week? Denise Juneau, Montana’s superintendent of public instruction who is running for Congress? Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University professor […]