Best Colleges Matthew Arrojas February 22, 2023 Some advocates are hopeful this list will shed light on college programs saddling students with unmanageable debt. The Department of Education (ED) plans to create a list of “low-financial-value” college programs, but there is disagreement on how to put together that list. ED asked the public for suggestions concerning […]
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The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus February 22, 2023 Independent information is out there, but some of it can be misleading. The dean of Harvard Medical School was emphatic and unambiguous when he announced that it would end its participation in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. “Rankings cannot meaningfully reflect the high aspirations for […]
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New America Rachel Fishman and Olivia Cheche February 22, 2023 As we near the third anniversary of nationwide pandemic closures, it’s hard to fathom how completely our lives have changed. We’ve settled into a new way of being—it’s not quite the “before times,” but also not the dark days when we faced so many unknowns […]
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Cooley ED Nancy Anderson, Kate Lee Carey February 22, 2023 The Department of Education announced two initiatives that expand oversight of third-party providers to institutions of higher education that participate in federal financial aid programs. On February 15, ED announced two separate initiatives (one final and one proposed) that impact service providers to institutions of higher education […]
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