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FTC Takes Action to Combat Bogus Money-Making Claims Used to Lure People into Dead-end Debt Traps

Federal Trade Commission  Jay Mayfield February 17, 2022 Agency launches rulemaking to challenge false earnings claims by multilevel marketers, for-profit colleges, and “gig economy” platforms The Federal Trade Commission launched a proceeding to challenge bogus money-making claims used to lure consumers, workers, and prospective entrepreneurs into risky business ventures that often turn into dead-end debt […]

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Want to Support Our Healthcare Workers? Support the Schools That Train Them.

Inside Sources Fred Freedman February 16, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unimaginable toll on our lives, livelihood, and mental well-being. As we enter the third year of this global crisis, the emergence of new variants like Omicron and the threat of future ones have left everyone somewhere between exhausted and “over it.” Nowhere is this […]

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DOE’s War on Career Colleges Will Harm the Very Students it Seeks to Help

The Economic Standard Krisztina Pusok This week, the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee will meet to discuss sweeping changes to the 90/10 rule governing the share of revenue that career colleges can receive from the federal government. According to reports, the committee is likely to recommend broadening the scope of “federal funds” under 90/10 […]

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President Biden’s Hypocrisy on For-Profit Colleges Is Unacceptable

Committee on Education & Labor February 17, 2022 President Biden’s predatory policies targeting career-focused institutions harm low-income, minority, and other disadvantaged students seeking to improve their career pathways and move up the economic ladder. Holding proprietary institutions to a different standard and ignoring the failures of traditional colleges and universities who enroll 95 percent of […]

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