CNN Politics June 7, 2022 Ronald Brownstein An earthquake is building in Tuesday’s California elections that could rattle the political landscape from coast to coast. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the nation’s most liberal large cities, voters are poised to send stinging messages of discontent over mounting public disorder, […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 24, 2022 The Education Department announced new measures that will hold companies that own for-profit colleges that fail responsible for the funds owed to the federal government, including liabilities arising from closed-college loan discharges and borrower defense to repayment claims. This will ensure that even if […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 21, 2022 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education reached consensus last week with higher education sector representatives on a proposal for a revamped 90/10 rule. The rule prohibits for-profit colleges from receiving more than 90% of their revenue from federal student aid. Representatives […]
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Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg August 10, 2021 In its latest move to crack down on student loan debt-relief scams, California ordered Amerifed Doc Prep LLC to pay more than $1.37 million for illegally collecting advance fees from consumers looking to reduce or forgive their student loans. The California Department […]
EDSCOOP Emily Bamforth April 29, 2021 Online higher education institutions continue to see enrollment gains during the coronavirus pandemic, rising another 2.2% in the spring 2021 semester, the National Student Clearinghouse said Thursday, with part-time students powering the increase. Full-time enrollment at online schools rose less than a percentage point this […]
Los Angeles Times April 12, 2021 Michael Burke and Daniel J. Willis Across the state, from San Diego to the northern border, enrollment at many community colleges has plummeted during the pandemic, threatening the future of some campuses, the system’s Board of Governors has learned. Systemwide, more than 260,000 fewer students enrolled […]
Ed Surge March 31, 2021 Jeffrey Young Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz April 1, 2021 Dive Brief: The spring term spelled the end for at least three liberal arts colleges, which will soon either cease operating or accepting new students. The colleges — Becker, Mills and Concordia New York — all said the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated existing financial woes. […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Eric Kelderman April 2, 2021 By nearly every measure, the chain of colleges operated by the nonprofit Center for Excellence in Higher Education has big problems. The colleges, previously part of the for-profit-college empire of Carl Barney, have all been put on probation by their accreditor since 2018 […]