Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford September 13, 2021 Political party, age and income level play a role in whether Americans believe a bachelor’s degree is worth the time and money. Is a college education worth the investment? Despite empirical evidence that shows it is, the American public has its doubts. Six in 10 American adults […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely September 15, 2021 The Senate voted 58 to 37 Tuesday to confirm James Kvaal as under secretary of education, nearly five months after his confirmation hearing. Kvaal, who most recently served as president of the Institute for College Access and Success, was broadly supported by the higher education community for […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely September 14, 2021 Fifty-nine members of the House sent a letter Monday to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Suzanne Goldberg, urging the Department of Education to issue proposed changes to the Trump administration’s Title IX rules in October. The department has said that proposed rule changes […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely September 14, 2021 Doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 would result in substantial reductions in future student loan debt, according to a new report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute. The analysis found that community college students receiving the maximum award would graduate debt-free and bachelor’s degree students receiving the maximum […]
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