Inside Higher Ed Calif. Attorney General Sues For-Profit Ashford By Ashley A. Smith November 30, 2017 California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against for-profit Ashford University and its parent company, Bridgepoint Education. Becerra alleges that Ashford made false promises and provided faulty information to students to persuade them to enroll. The lawsuit […]
Inside Higher Ed Education Department Signals Possible Changes to Gainful-Employment Rule By Andrew Kreighbaum November 30, 2017 In documents released this week ahead of a negotiated rulemaking session on the gainful employment rule, the Department of Education signaled potential limits to Obama era regulation that went into effect last year. The […]
The Washington Times Obama holdovers play GI Bill veterans as pawns in bid to undermine for-profit college, school says The education of more than 10,000 veterans and active-duty military students could be disrupted if the Department of Veterans Affairs suspends Ashford University’s eligibility for GI Bill tuition payments and approval […]
The Wall Street Journal Revamp would put caps on student loans, foster new paths to work force By Douglas Belkin, Josh Mitchell and Melissa Korn Updated Nov. 29, 2017 5:39 p.m. ET The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week will propose sweeping legislation that aims to change where Americans go to college, […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education House Republicans Eye Sweeping Changes in Higher Education Act By Adam Harris NOVEMBER 29, 2017 Updated (11/29/2017, 1:45 p.m.) with information about bipartisan efforts at reauthorization. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to release a bill this week that would reauthorize the federal […]
Inside Higher Ed Education Department plans a new platform aimed at smoothing applications for student aid and helping borrowers manage loan payments. But Congress must act to remove the most serious obstacles to completion of the FAFSA. By Andrew Kreighbaum November 29, 2017 Nationally, just three out of five high school […]
Inside Higher Ed Is DeVos Devaluing Degrees? Education secretary calls for more emphasis on work-force training. Many experts — including those focused on careers — say general education matters more than she suggests. By Andrew Kreighbaum November 28, 2017 The Trump administration’s higher education policy to date has consisted largely of […]
Career.org CECU Calls for Process that Leads to a Clear, Concise Regulation 11/22/2017 November 21, 2017 – Arlington, Va. – Today, Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, submitted a letter to the Department of Education in support of the department’s proposed further delay of the borrower defense rule as […]