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Too Few Middle-Skills Credentials to Meet Future Job Demand

Too Few Middle-Skills Credentials to Meet Future Job Demand

Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 5, 2024 Most providers have to double the number of credentials they produce for well-paying jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s to avoid workforce gaps, a new report finds. A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that colleges […]

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Semiconductor industry seeks apprentices to meet the rising need for workers

Semiconductor industry seeks apprentices to meet the rising need for workers

Cal Matters  Alisha Green September 4, 2024 In summary Through conferences, grants, and other mechanisms, the SEMI Foundation has been trying to fill the increasing number of semiconductor jobs in California. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to […]

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The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: September 2024

The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: September 2024

CATO Institute  Andrew Gillen September 3, 2024 The Supreme Court has let the Eighth Circuit’s pause on the SAVE plan remain in place. Reworked the student loan payment pause section, including a new estimate of how much interest was waived ($208 billion). Mass student loan forgiveness is terrible policy (see this […]

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The Latest on ED’s Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Rule

The Latest on ED’s Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Rule

Thompson Coburn LLP Aaron Lacey and Hope Watson September 3, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education continues to release significant guidance relating to its Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment rule, including last week’s announcement that institutions should “pause reviews of the Completers Lists and use of the FVT/GE Reports.” […]

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It’s Time for Radical Reform in Higher Education

It’s Time for Radical Reform in Higher Education

AEI Beth Akers August 29, 2024 There were many years when Republican and Democratic lawmakers weren’t too far apart on higher education policy. Their rhetoric reflected different priorities, but neither party really pushed for a radical departure from the status quo. Debate about reform was largely at the margins. But […]

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Biden admin wants to ban asynchronous learning for ‘career-based programs’

Biden admin wants to ban asynchronous learning for ‘career-based programs’

The College Fix  Nancy Bareham August 29, 2024 Cosmetology school association criticizes proposed regulation The Biden Administration has proposed a new regulation to ban asynchronous learning for “career-based programs.” The regulation would prohibit Title IV student aid funds from being used in “clock hour” programs that use this type of […]

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