NC SARA SARA CALL TO ACTION: NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING LANGUAGE THREATENS SARA’S GAINS The final week of the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking process for 2022 is March 14-18, 2022. Issue Paper #6 (Certification Procedures), to be discussed by the committee, includes language that would directly impact and drastically limit the application of SARA. This issue is regarding § 668.14 […]
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Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody March 15, 2022 An enrollment cap brought by an environmental lawsuit put UC Berkeley at risk of losing 400 students. Lawmakers provided a solution Monday that Gov. Newsom quickly signed into law. After a judge imposed an enrollment cap, the University of California, Berkeley, needed a minor miracle to avoid […]
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Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 11, 2022 Dive Brief: Federal lawmakers proposed a new bill this week meant to speed the conversion of for-profit colleges to nonprofit institutions when they are bought by new owners. The proposal — from Rep. Fred Keller, a Pennsylvania Republican — would require the U.S. Department of Education to greenlight […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Emma Whitford March 14, 2022 The U.S. Department of Education warned Florida governor Ron DeSantis that if the state implements a law to require colleges and universities to change accreditors with every accreditation cycle, it could put institutions’ access to federal financial aid in jeopardy. If approved by DeSantis, the new Florida legislation would […]
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