Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith March 1, 2017 In a meeting with presidents from historically black colleges and universities Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan expressed his support for a return to year-round Pell Grants. “I like year-round Pell,” he said. “That makes a lot of sense.” HBCUs, higher […]
Duane Morris Cosmetology Schools File Suit Against Department of Education over Gainful Employment Rule February 10, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 2017 — The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS), the largest trade group in its industry, today filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education. AACS is seeking relief […]
California Employment Update: “Checking in on Our Growing Gig Economy in California, 2017” Sedgwick LLP Sedgwick LLP Attorneys at Law California Colleague: This week’s Fox & Hounds California Employment posting, “Checking in on Our Growing Gig Economy in California, 2017” looks at the most recent data on the structural shifts […]
Diverse February 21, 2017 | by Jamaal Abdul-Alim WASHINGTON — The Accrediting Council on Independent Colleges and Schools — the beleaguered accrediting agency that had oversight for two recently collapsed for-profit schools — lost its bid Tuesday to stop the U.S. Department of Education from terminating its federal recognition.The loss […]
Inside Higher Ed Don’t Blame State Disinvestment Alone Tuition rose faster than state appropriations fell, and federal aid helped make that possible, study asserts. does headline overstate? should we add “(Alone)” or something, so we’re not making it seem like Cato is saying state disinvestment plays no role? dl***Good point. […]
Education Dive Author Jarrett Carter Published Feb. 17, 2017 Dive Brief: The for-profit higher ed sub-sector took a beating last year in the name of protecting taxpayers from fraudulent or predatory recruiting and enrollment practices, but leaders from these schools say that a widespread error in calculating loan repayment data […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Ticker February 17, 2017 by Adam Harris Betsy DeVos, the recently confirmed secretary of education, said her views on higher-education policy are “very aligned” with those of President Trump, in an interview with Axios published on Friday. It is not unusual for an […]
Inside Higher Ed By Carl Straumsheim February 17, 2017 WCET The myth that online education courses cost less to produce and therefore save students money on tuition doesn’t hold up to scrutiny, a survey of distance education providers found. The survey, conducted by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education February 16, 2017 by Tom Hesse In First Higher-Ed Address as Education Secretary, DeVos Praises Community Colleges Betsy DeVos was brief but prepared on Thursday in remarks to the Association of Community College Trustees’ National Legislative Summit, her first speech on higher-education issues since being […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain February 16, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education has recommended a renewal of recognition for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, a controversial regional accreditor of two-year colleges in California and other Western states. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a […]