Inside Higher Ed Susan D’Agostino September 1, 2022 Black, Hispanic and low-income community college students who take up to half their courses online increase their odds of completing degrees, a working paper finds. Fully online learners are less likely to earn a credential. A longtime higher ed paradox is this: […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 1, 2022 For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer. With public schools facing a dearth of teachers and traditional teacher-training programs struggling to reverse a long-declining enrollment trend, for-profit companies offering “alternative […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 31, 2022 The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between Jan. 1, 2002, and Nov. 17, 2015, when it stopped enrolling new borrowers in […]
Cooley ED Nancy Anderson, Kate Lee Carey, Jasmine Lee and Shannon Noonan August 23, 2022 The Department of Education is accepting comments until August 26 on the NPRM to amends its 90/10 and change of ownership and control regulations. *COMMENTS DUE THIS WEEK* On July 28, 2022, the US Department […]
ACICS August 19, 2022 We are disappointed by the decision rendered by Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten to terminate ACICS’s recognition status. We believe it is deeply flawed and that ACICS has been in substantial compliance with any objective, consistent, and reasonable interpretation of the recognition criteria. We are […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Chip Paucek August 19, 2022 As the co-founder and chief executive of 2U, a public education-technology company that is working to expand access to education, I feel a daily responsibility to defend our business model and the work our thousands of employees do. The reason? […]
NASFAA Bill Dejean August 11, 2022 Last month, the Department of Education (ED) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comments on draft regulations to implement statutory changes to the 90/10 rule and to update the rules on changes of ownership. The 90/10 rule and changes of ownership were covered […]
The Daily Signal Adam Kissel August 11, 2022 Instead of addressing the college debt crisis, the Biden administration has proposed new rules designed to punish for-profit colleges and stick taxpayers with billions of dollars in debt forgiveness. Taxpayers deserve accountability from the Department of Education, not carrots and sticks that interfere with […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink August 11, 2022 The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that clarifies an exception to the 85-15 rule, a law that requires colleges to enroll at least 15 percent of students who are not veterans that receive federal military funding to pay for college in each academic program offered. […]