Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 9, 2022 A coalition of higher ed groups will focus on outreach and coaching services for residents who are just shy of completing a college degree. Around 4 million working-age Californians have completed some college credits but left before they could earn a degree, according to a 2018 report from California […]
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CBS News Jennifer Martin December 7, 2022 A gloomy economy has many college graduates worried about their job prospects. But some college majors appear to offer better-than-average chances at a lucrative career. Compensation software and data company Payscale tracks the highest-paying college majors yearly, using early-career median pay — estimated salaries three years into a career path. Payscale also […]
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Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 8, 2022 A nonprofit operator of several colleges that have since closed is accusing the U.S. Department of Education of waging a hostile campaign against for-profit colleges. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a nonprofit, filed its lawsuit Tuesday in the Federal Court of Claims, seeking $500 million in damages for breach […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 6, 2022 The lawmakers want the Education Department to go beyond what a federal watchdog recommended in reviewing 2011 guidance for online program managers. The chairs of the Senate and House education committees want the U.S. Department of Education to step up oversight of the outside contractors that colleges […]
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