The San Diego Union-Tribune Mike Freeman March 7, 2022 In lawsuit filed by California Attorney General, Ashford and parent Zovio were found to have made bogus claims about career outcomes, costs and financial aid to lure vulnerable students to enroll in the online university. Former San Diego for-profit college Ashford University and its parent company […]
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Pittsburg Post-Gazette March 5, 2022 Conventional wisdom, shaped by cultural and class biases, asserts that attending a four-year college leading to a bachelor’s degree offers the best career path for everyone who can. That myth has persisted despite the fact that most new, good-paying jobs require more than a high school diploma but less than […]
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Fobes Luke Spohinos March 2, 2022 Luke Sophinos is the Founder and CEO of CourseKey, a software platform provider supporting trade and vocational schools across the U.S. Most people are surprised to learn that there are more unfilled manufacturing jobs than the more often-discussed labor gap among software developers. There’s a massive shortage of qualified tradespeople. Even the Biden infrastructure plan, now […]
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Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 4, 2022 The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations. The Education Department clarified this week that income-share agreements in higher education are private loans. As loan providers, the companies that provide these agreements are regulated in different ways than before the clarification, and […]
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