Newsmax Theodore Bunker March 10, 2023 Multiple colleges have complained that the Biden administration’s move to forgive student loans at about 150 schools caused their reputations to suffer, the Washington Examiner reports. Arthur Keiser, the chancellor and CEO of Keiser University in Florida, told the Examiner in an interview that the school’s […]
Bankrate Raija Haughn March 10, 2023 The Biden administration announced last week that it will be taking steps to hold for-profit college executives personally responsible for their school’s unpaid federal student debt. The new guidance, released by the Department of Education, gives the Secretary of Education the authority to “require leaders […]
Committee on Education & The Workforce March 9, 2023 Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s FY 2024 budget proposal: “President Biden’s budget is a fiscal disaster that will dig our nation further into unsurmountable debt. The President is once […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 10, 2023 The administration also wants $90 billion over 10 years to make two years of community college free. President Biden is seeking a third increase to the annual Pell Grant, of $820, as part of his budget request to Congress, which was unveiled Thursday. Department […]
Washington Examiner Jeremiah Poff March 10, 2023 An administrator from a Florida university says the Biden administration unfairly labeled his institution as a malefactor when it negotiated a settlement to discharge student loans in a lawsuit brought by a group of students who said their colleges had misrepresented themselves. Last summer, the Department of Education announced […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 9, 2023 The longtime Republican congresswoman sees an opportunity to finally reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 in her second stint as leader of the House education committee and is pledging oversight of the Biden administration. Representative Virginia Foxx is planning to leverage […]
AP News March 9, 2023 Collin Brinkley JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was a good student at a good high school. He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher. Growing up, he believed college was […]
Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing March 6, 2023 Program Answers Increasing Demand for Well-Trained Nurses in the Health Care Field RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) recently granted approval for the Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing (MFSON) to bring its dynamic Associate of Arts in Nursing (RN) program to […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 7, 2023 A nearly three-year payment pause and forthcoming changes to income-driven repayment mean that fewer student borrowers will likely default on their loans. Here’s what that means for accountability. The Biden administration’s planned changes to how student borrowers can repay their loans likely mean that […]
The Hechinger Report Jill Barshay March 6, 2023 Even in states with progressive funding, researchers find there’s not enough for the neediest students Community colleges say they can’t help the neediest students get through college successfully without more funding. But these institutions, which educate 10 million students a year or […]