Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 5, 2022 Almost 40,000 Californians left the state for higher education in 2020, a 27 percent increase from 2010 in the number of California freshmen going outside the state, The Sacramento Bee reported. The Bee, based on Education Department data, reported about 16,500 students came from other states […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 1, 2022 A recent federal court decision blocking Education Department guidance on the anti-discrimination law portends trouble for the administration. Legal experts weren’t surprised last month when a federal judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing, in some parts […]
Thompson Coburn LLP July 13, 2022 On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published its proposed revisions to the borrower defense to repayment (BDR) rule in the Federal Register. This proposed rule applies to all institutions of higher education participating in the Title IV federal financial aid programs. Elements […]
Brookings William H. Frey August 1,2022 Previous analyses of Census Bureau estimates make plain that the nation’s population growth has ground down to a historic low: only 0.1% growth between July 2020 and July 2021. During this prime year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of deaths rose sharply, births declined, […]
Committee on Education & Labor August 1, 2022 The Department of Education (ED) misled taxpayers for decades. Progressive policymakers have claimed that the federal student loan program would pay for itself—this is utterly false. In fact, because of faulty budgeting, this system has been costing taxpayers billions each year. Despite […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink August 1, 2022 Officials at the Education Department have developed plans to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, awaiting a final decision from President Biden, as reported by Politico Thursday. Biden is considering providing $10,000 of debt relief per borrower, a decision he said he will make before […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink July 31, 2022 The Education Department said the federal student loan program is generating billions in income for the federal government. A new report from the GAO shows that it is causing billions in lost revenue due to flaws in budget estimates. The Education Department […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink July 29, 2022 A coalition of over 100 congressional Democrats called on President Biden in a letter sent Thursday to extend the pause on student loan payments that is set to expire Aug. 31. For over two years, payments have been paused for the 45 million borrowers with outstanding […]
Government Technology July 26, 2022 The online hub will feature a variety of digital activities to boost student engagement and improve course-related skill sets, the college announced. San Joaquin Valley College has launched a new online hub called the Career Academy, featuring hundreds of digital games, puzzles and lesson modules […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz July 27, 2022 Dive Brief: Strategic Education, the parent company of the for-profit Strayer and Capella universities, reported collective enrollment declines at those institutions in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 — marking around two years of falling student headcounts. Enrollment at the two universities decreased to […]