Minding the Campus Andrew Gillen March 28, 2023 The higher education accountability movement has seen very little progress over the years. The main success was the establishment of Cohort Default Rates, which revoked financial aid eligibility for colleges where too many students defaulted on their student loans. But this was both obscenely forgiving (a college […]
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Forbes Adam S. Minsky March 29, 2023 Nearly half a million people have been approved for federal student loan forgiveness under a one-time waiver program geared toward borrowers working in public service jobs. Processing is continuing. Many more borrowers may ultimately qualify, even while another Biden administration initiative — the one-time mass student debt relief plan — […]
Read MoreForbes Edward Conroy March 29, 2023 BloomTech, formerly known as Lambda School, is facing a class action lawsuit from former students who claim the school and its founder misrepresented work placement rates and earnings for graduates of the program, that it operated as an unlicensed college for several years, and has engaged in illegal lending. BloomTech is […]
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Inside Higher Ed Jaime Adame March 29, 2023 Preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse show flat enrollment across all sectors of higher education. Enrollment rises at community colleges and in certificate programs, while bachelor’s-degree-seeking students dip. Rising numbers of community college students kept total enrollment across all sectors of higher education flat this spring […]
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