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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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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Inside Higher Ed Jamienne S. Studley February 17, 2022 Accreditation is stepping up its game in an evolving higher education landscape in ways that may surprise you, writes Jamienne Studley. It’s no surprise that accreditation is misunderstood. The accreditation system exists precisely to allow for tailored, predictive judgments applying broad standards to infinitely varied institutions. […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik February 17, 2022 Nearly 16,000 borrowers will receive $415 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges following the approval of four new findings. This includes approximately 1,800 former DeVry University students, who will receive approximately $71.7 million in full borrower-defense discharges after the U.S. Department of Education determined that the institution made “widespread substantial […]
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