Inside Higher Ed Court Opens Door for For-Profit Accreditor’s Future U.S. judge says Education Department failed to consider key evidence in judging agency for for-profit colleges, and orders a new review. By Doug Lederman March 26, 2018 The Obama administration’s Education Department failed to consider key evidence when it reviewed and […]
Federal Student Aid Posted Date: March 21, 2018 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #113 – Updated NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide An updated version of the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Gainful Employment User Guide is now available on the NSLDS User Documentation page on the Information […]
Inside Higher Ed New Boost for Student Aid and Research Budget bill would increase size of maximum Pell Grant by $175, add $3 billion to NIH and preserve humanities endowment. By Andrew Kreighbaum March 22, 2018 A massive spending bill agreed to by congressional negotiators Wednesday raises the maximum Pell Grant by […]
Inside Higher Ed What Motivates Good Teaching? New study of faculty motivation for teaching says certain kinds of motivation — intrinsic and believing that teaching is important — are linked to use of best teaching practices, across institution types. Rewards and guilt appear to have no bearing on best practices. By Colleen Flaherty […]
Inside Higher Ed Lawmakers Question DeVos Plans By Andrew Kreighbaum March 21, 2018 Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers — although to varying degrees — expressed frustrations with the proposed White House education budget in a hearing Tuesday. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appeared before the House appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, […]
Inside Higher Ed Veterans Blast GOP Bill as Giveaway to For-Profits Veterans’ organizations add their voices to the chorus of college groups opposing House Republicans’ overhaul of the Higher Education Act. By Andrew Kreighbaum March 21, 2018 Late last summer, President Trump signed into law a long-awaited update to the GI […]
EdSurge News The Forgotten Students By Michael B. Horn (Columnist) Mar 20, 2018 I’m working currently on a book about why people choose college. In the course of the research, I’ve listened to hundreds of students tell their story about how they made the college—or any postsecondary education—decision. Many of the […]
Inside Higher Ed Education Department Sued Over Defrauded Borrowers By Andrew Kreighbaum March 20, 2018 Four plaintiffs who attended Corinthian Colleges programs are suing Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education in U.S. district court over a plan to award partial relief of student loan debt to borrowers defrauded or misled by […]
IFAP Posted Date: March 16, 2018 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #112 – Correcting Reported GE Program Data Prior to Distribution of Draft GE Completers Lists We intend to create Draft Gainful Employment (GE) Completers Lists later this spring and distribute those lists to institutions. To […]
US Department of Education Secretary DeVos Announces New Support for Wildfire Impacted Schools in California MARCH 16, 2018 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today new federal assistance for students and schools impacted by the October 2017 California wildfires. The California Department of Education will […]