Best Colleges Matthew Affojas July 18, 2024 If passed, the law would require for-profit institutions to generate at least 15% of their revenue from non-federal sources. A new bill proposes making it harder for for-profit colleges to rely on federal dollars. It would change the existing 90/10 rule into the […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey July 18, 2024 New requirements for reporting cyberattacks would put undue stress on both small and large institutions, 16 organizations told the Department of Homeland Security in a letter. More than a dozen higher education–focused organizations are hitting back against a federal proposal that would […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 18, 2024 Higher ed wasn’t a top priority for Donald Trump when he first took office. But now that he and the GOP see attacking elite institutions and regulating colleges as winning political issues, a second term is likely to bring more aggressive policies. […]
The Washington Post Alex Swoyer July 18, 2024 For-profit and nonprofit schools increasingly find themselves in courtrooms opposing federal regulations that they say the Biden administration is imposing on them due to ideological differences. Career Education Colleges and Universities, an advocacy group for for-profit schools, has backed litigation challenging the Biden administration’s borrower defense provisions […]
Thompson Coburn LLP Jim Matchefts July 15, 2024 On the presidential campaign trail in 2020, Joe Biden promised that, if elected, he would implement a program to forgive federal student loan debt for millions of Americans. As the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down, President Biden made good on that promise. […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz July 15, 2024 The new regulations, which include protections for LGBTQI+ students, have been put on pause in at least 15 states. Dive Brief: A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule from taking effect in Texas, making it […]
The Heritage Foundation Jonathan Butcher and Lindsey M. Burke, PhD July 15, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education is on a losing streak. College student loan “forgiveness?” Stuck in legal limbo. Update to the federal student loan online platform? System crashed. Radical changes to Title IX of the Civil Rights […]
Newsmax Jon Schweppe July 9, 2024 During the last presidential race, then-candidate Joe Biden pledged to “strengthen college as a reliable pathway to the middle class.” But after four years of dogmatic crusades against alternative higher education options, it’s clear that campaign promise was malarkey. Unfortunately, President Biden’s real intentions have been […]
The Washington Times Sean Salai July 3, 2024 Vince Gregg, principal of Blue Ridge Technical Center in Front Royal, Virginia, says he learned the hard way about the costs of accumulating four years of college debt. Mr. Gregg graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree […]
Cal Matters Levi Sumagaysay July 9, 2024 IN SUMMARY Private-sector jobs in California have declined since their post-pandemic peak, while public-sector employment has shown gains, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office says. Gains in public-sector and other jobs largely supported by public money have cloaked a dismal California labor market, which […]