Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 1, 2021 Calbright College enrollment numbers include students who have been inactive for months. College leaders say their method for counting enrollments is standard. Some current and former employees disagree. Tensions have surfaced among college leaders and employees at Calbright College, California’s first fully online community college, over how […]
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CECU October 28, 2021 Today, the White House released a modified version of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda in an effort to rally support from progressive and moderate Democratic lawmakers for his slimmed down $1.75 trillion plan. The proposal increases the maximum Pell Grant award by $550 for each award year 2022-2023 through 2025-2026. […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely October 29, 2021 The Department of Education has deferred its decision on whether to continue recognizing the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, as it announced Thursday the recognition status of nine accrediting agencies. A decision will be made on the renewal of recognition for ACCSC — an agency […]
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BPPE The Legislature recently enacted legislation that will repeal Education Code section 94904, which required students without a high school diploma or the equivalent to successfully complete an examination prior to executing an enrollment agreement, and will amend section 94909 to eliminate the need to include specific admissions requirements for these students in school catalogs. […]
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