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Ed Department fails to reach agreement on most new regulatory proposals

Higher Ed Dive  Natalie Schwartz March 18, 2022 Dive Brief:  The U.S. Department of Education failed to reach agreement this week with key higher education representatives on the Biden administration’s proposals for several new regulations, including those that would heavily affect the for-profit sector and monitoring of colleges’ financial health. The Ed Department capped off […]

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Large Disagreements Between Institutions and the Department as Negotiated Rulemaking Session Ends

CECU March 18, 2022 Arlington, VA – Today marks the end of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility. As part of this rulemaking, the Department proposed modifying regulations on the 90/10 rule, resurrecting the Gainful Employment regulations, and changes to various other regulations under Title IV of the Higher […]

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A Fatal Mistake in the Gainful Employment Rule

Real Clear Education  Andrew Gillen March 17, 2022 This week marks the final round of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking session addressing the critical issue of accountability in higher education. One of the issues under consideration is the Gainful Employment Rule, an Obama-era regulation that sought to strengthen accountability in higher education. Gainful […]

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