The Heritage Foundation Lindsey Burke, Adam Kissel, Armand Alachay, Kyle Beltramini June 20, 2023 Higher education accreditation creates barriers to entry for innovative start-ups while being a poor gauge of program quality and student outcomes. What began as a voluntary system became a de facto requirement, with accreditors abusing their […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott June 22, 2023 Higher education groups sharply criticized the Education Department’s sweeping set of regulations that would define gainful employment and make other changes. Higher education groups representing a range of colleges and universities told the Education Department this week that the agency has a […]
Inside Higher Ed Kyle Beltramini June 21, 2023 Higher education is no game, and accreditors are misguided referees, Kyle Beltramini writes in response to two recent Inside Higher Ed opinion pieces. In recent weeks the topic of accreditation—normally a dense and inscrutable process at best—has garnered a remarkable level of attention. While critiques […]
NASFAA June 20, 2023 Director of the Information Collection Clearance U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW LBJ, Room 224-84 Washington, DC 20202-4537 Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0089 To whom it may concern: On behalf of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), we respectfully submit to the U.S. […]
Committee on Education & The Workforce June 20, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling for the Department to abandon its proposed Gainful Employment rule, a sweeping […]
Insider Ayelet Sheffey June 16, 2023 The student-loan payment resumption is on the horizon — and a consumer watchdog isn’t sure the process will be as seamless as the Education Department wants. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report on the impact the payment resumption will have on borrowers this fall. […]
Alston & Bird June 16. 2023 Executive Summary Our Education Team delves into new proposed regulations that would bring a substantial change to the way Title IV is administered. New gainful employment regulations are more complex than Obama-era versions New administrative capability regulations require expanded financial aid and career counseling […]
U.S. Government Accountability Office June 13, 2023 Generative AI systems—like ChatGPT and Bard—create text, images, audio, video, and other content. This Spotlight examines the technology behind these systems that are surging in popularity. These systems are trained to recognize patterns and relationships in massive datasets and can quickly generate content […]
Marketplace Kirk Carapezza June 15, 2023 A stellar high school student in Brockton, Massachusetts, William Kimani earned so many credits at a nearby community college that he graduated from high school with an associate degree too. The son of Kenyan immigrants, he thought it would save him time and money when he […]