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House progressives say Biden administration should use executive power to curb for-profit college ‘predatory behavior

Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf April 5, 2023 Dive Brief: Some of the most progressive House lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to wield executive power to “curb predatory behaviors” among for-profit colleges. The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday released its wishlist of policy actions for the White House to take. Among the recommendations was denying poorly […]

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ACE, OTHER GROUPS SEND COMMENTS TO ED ON THIRD-PARTY SERVICERS GUIDANCE

ACE – American Council on Education  April 3,2023 On behalf of more than 80 other higher education organizations, ACE sent comments March 29 to the Department of Education (ED) about the guidance on third-party servicers (TPS) that ED released in February. The comment letter outlines the full range of problems and harmful consequences the guidance presents for […]

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Legislators want short-term Pell — but can’t agree on the details

Higher Ed Dive  Lilah Burke April 4, 2023 Congress is considering three proposals that would allow Pell Grants to go toward programs shorter than 15 weeks. The federal Pell Grant program, one of the most well-known ways to help low-income students pay for college, can only be applied to college programs that last longer than […]

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Majority of Americans Lack Confidence in Value of 4-Year Degree

Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman April 3, 2023 All age groups are more likely to disagree than agree that getting a four-year degree is worth the cost, citing debt and doubts about skill development. Tracking public opinion about higher education can be a confounding experience. Pollsters ask slightly varied questions on roughly similar themes, which […]

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