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Biden admin hurting working class students with ‘witch hunt’ against career colleges, watchdog group says

Fox News Aaron Kliegman May 8, 2023 Education Department ‘weaponizing’ student aid office for political purposes, new report argues The Biden administration is disadvantaging working, minority and underprivileged students by “weaponizing” the federal student aid process to target for-profit trade schools, according to a conservative watchdog group. The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) released an explosive new report […]

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Ex-Student at Davis Charged in Stabbings

Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik May 8, 2023 An ex-student at the University of California, Davis, was arrested Thursday and charged in three recent stabbings that have left many in Davis unsettled, the Los Angeles Times reported. Carlos Reales Dominguez, 21, was arrested on two counts of homicide and one count of attempted murder. The university […]

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The Political Trials of a Southern Accreditor

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox May 8, 2023 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has been a frequent target in the partisan fight over higher ed. Its struggles could hold lessons for other agencies under lawmakers’ scrutiny. College accreditors became the latest target of conservatives’ efforts to upend higher education when former president—and 2024 […]

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Measuring Outcomes in Income

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox May 4, 2023 With the public increasingly skeptical of the value of higher education, new data show STEM majors still get the most lucrative jobs. Critics say future earnings aren’t all students care about. New data from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard show that tech and STEM majors still vastly […]

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