Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey August 7, 2024 The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden. Administrators who oversee online education say a federal plan to require colleges to take attendance in virtual courses would impose significant time demands […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 1, 2024 A little more than 100 days ago, the Biden administration finalized its overhaul of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which promised to usher in a new era for the federal civil rights law with greater protections for LGBTQ+ students and those who are pregnant, as well […]
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Duane Morris July 31, 2024 On July 17, 2024, Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal published a blog post―“Update on Department of Education’s Postsecondary Education Regulatory Work”―that served as a triumphal “status update” of sorts on the Department’s numerous consumer-focused postsecondary regulatory initiatives to date and its plans for further regulatory action through the end […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 30, 2024 The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part of a broader effort to […]
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