Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2025 In summary About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year. Nearly three-quarters of California public high school seniors applied for federal financial aid this year, soaring past last year’s figures by 11% and giving further indication […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak September 16, 2025 Nursing, teaching and engineering would experience the largest gaps, per a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Dive Brief: The U.S. will need over 5 million additional workers who have at least some postsecondary education by 2032, according to […]
Inside Higher Ed Ashley Mowreader September 16, 2025 Bethel University guarantees undergraduates a job on campus or a spot in one of its graduate programs if they haven’t found something better six months after graduation. For some students, enrolling in college can feel like a gamble due to the high […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak September 10, 2025 Many of these students face significant hurdles to finishing their education, such as working 30 hours or more a week while juggling classes and childcare. Dive Brief: More than half of parenting students at community colleges, 56%, said they enrolled to change careers, according to a report released Wednesday by […]
Higher Ed Dive Ryan Golden September 10, 2025 The agency said it intends to revisit its overtime regulations but did not disclose a deadline by which to issue an update on the subject. The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday it intends to revisit its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards […]
Forbes Kelly Phillips Erb September 12, 2025 Earlier this week, the Treasury released its preliminary list of jobs that qualify for the new “no tax on tips” deduction. Here’s why the list matters. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), tip income is temporarily deductible—only for tax years 2025 […]
AEI Alison Griffin September 4, 2025 Key Points The higher education accreditation system relies on infrequent, resource-intensive reviews that occur every five to 10 years, often creating lags in identifying and addressing quality concerns at colleges and universities. Recent federal policy proposals—including the April 2025 executive order “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 8, 2025 As microcredentials proliferate and attract millions of students, some accreditors are ready to launch quality checks for alternative credential providers. The microcredential landscape is often called a “wild west” in higher ed circles. The field is crowded with tens of thousands of program providers, in and […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake September 8, 2025 Changing the interpretation of race-based discrimination, increasing flexibility within the college accreditation system and reworking the process to yank federal financial aid eligibility for certain civil rights violations are top priorities for Linda McMahon and the Department of Education, according to the […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 5, 2025 The new “Tracking Transfer” report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows little improvement in transfer rates for first-time college students. But it also sheds light on factors that could contribute to better outcomes. The latest report, part of a series, examined […]