NPR March 28, 2022 Anya Steinberg and Elissa Nadworny It’s a typical school day for Lisa Alaniz — she and her classmates stand in a warehouse-like room, cutting wood and piecing together the rafters of a shed. They’re students at Texas State Technical College working toward an associate’s degree in construction. “I did [high school] […]
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Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 24, 2022 The Education Department announced new measures that will hold companies that own for-profit colleges that fail responsible for the funds owed to the federal government, including liabilities arising from closed-college loan discharges and borrower defense to repayment claims. This will ensure that even if a college closes, the department […]
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Ed Source Michael Burke March 22, 2022 Many colleges have ignored requests for data on enrollment and application fraud. California community college system officials are having trouble collecting data from local colleges across the state on key issues like enrollment, campus policing and application fraud. And now, the state chancellor’s office wants the board of governors […]
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NASFAA Owen Daugherty March 23, 2022 NASFAA last week joined a letter along with more than a dozen organizations raising concerns regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recent announcement of key changes to the 85-15 rule, specifically changes in the requirements for a 35% exemption. The letter, addressed to chairs and ranking members of the House […]
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