Higher Ed Dive October 27, 2021 Rick Seltzer Dive Brief: Sticker prices for college tuition and fees again rose at historically low rates in the 2021-22 academic year, with increases averaging 2.1% or less across different sectors tracked in a pair of annual reports from the College Board. Before taking inflation into account, average published tuition and […]
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U.S. Department of Education October 28, 2021 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Senior Department Official (SDO) informed nine accreditors about the status of their recognition. The following agencies were approved for renewal of recognition for five years: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). American Bar Association (ABA). Association of […]
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Committee on Education & Labor October 27, 2021 Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA) Richard Cordray has a history of government overreach. While heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mr. Cordray relied on expansive executive power to put financial institutions under the thumb of the federal government. There is no question that he […]
Read MoreHigher Ed Dive October 25, 2021 Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Dive Brief: The California Community Colleges system has signed a transfer agreement with American Public University System, a for-profit group that operates American Public University and American Military University. Under the agreement, students who graduate from the California system’s degree transfer program can go on to earn a bachelor’s […]
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