The Heartland Institute. ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech), a chain of for-profit schools of higher education, closed more than 130 campuses in 39 states after the Department of Education (DOE) imposed financial sanctions on the company. ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech), a chain of for-profit schools of higher education, closed […]
Inside Higher Ed. A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed a False Claims Act lawsuit in which two former employees accused a for-profit college of falsifying grades to keep students eligible for federal financial aid. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth […]
Inside Higher Ed. U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr. last week affirmed an administrative judge’s March ruling that relieved now-defunct Decker College of a $31.6 million repayment the Education Department demanded the for-profit institution make in 2005. The administrative judge had ruled that the department based its finding at that time on misinformation provided […]
Inside Higher Ed. Losing credits and pursuing a four-year degree can be daunting and expensive for some community college students. But a new public benefit corporation is hoping to ease the transfer process for community college students and drive four-year institutions to compete for these students. The Affordable College Public […]
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 […]