Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake October 19, 2023 Eight California community colleges are developing programs to help adult learners earn degrees faster and more efficiently. Before community colleges became training grounds for people wanting to work in trade jobs or as technicians in specialized fields that didn’t require four-year degrees, […]
Holland & Knight Paul G. Lannon and Maddie Fenton October 17, 2023 Highlights The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued new Gainful Employment (GE) regulations last month for the first time since 2014. These program-specific regulations impose important compliance obligations on for-profit and not-for-profit institutions of higher education. Financial Value […]
Best Stocks Elaine Mendonca October 17, 2023 On October 17, 2023, a tweet surfaced from Citron Research, expressing criticism towards $LOPE, a for-profit education provider. The tweet specifically targeted the company’s anti-government rhetoric and management posturing, highlighting their stance in light of the recently enacted Gainful Employment Act. This act, introduced […]
USA Today Zachary Schermele October 11, 2023 Two conservative groups have appealed a Michigan judge’s decision upholding President Joe Biden’s student loan relief plan for more than 800,000 decades-long borrowers. The Cato Institute and Mackinac Center for Public Policy launched the fresh legal challenge Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. […]
Career Education Review Jenny October 11, 2023 Recognized for commitment to continuous innovation using technology SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2023 — Carrington College is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2023–2026 program term. Carrington College was selected for this distinction based […]
The Lion Jillian Schneider October 6, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education is updating its rules ostensibly to protect Americans from excessive student debts. But the rule actually targets private colleges while public universities are off the hook. The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would be providing new “safeguards” for […]
On EdTech Newsletter Phil Hill October 11, 2023 What about the non-Gainful Employment disclosures coming to a government website near you? With recent publication of the final Gainful Employment (GE) rules, there is still an overlooked aspect of the rules’ impact on nonprofit colleges and universities. Many of those schools’ […]
Chuck Grassley October 10, 2023 Senators challenge Biden to work with them on legislative solutions to lower college costs: “Our phones are ready and our doors are open.” WASHINGTON — As the Department of Education’s handpicked negotiators meet today to deliberate the Biden administration’s latest student debt transfer scheme, Sen. Chuck Grassley […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott October 11, 2023 The first meeting of the Education Department’s student debt relief negotiating committee offered glimpses at what kind of loan forgiveness the Biden administration might propose. Ever since President Biden said that his administration would try again to offer broad student debt relief after […]
University Business Alcino Donadel October 9, 2023 The conflict between the federal government and GCU, one of the country’s largest Christian universities, first began when it applied to be recognized a non-profit to the Department of Education in 2019 to streamline its federal funding process. In a sudden public statement published last […]