Committee on Education & Labor Republicans’ July 9, 2021 Rep Virginia Foxx Skills-based education is a worthy, equal alternative to a college degree. At a time when tuition is skyrocketing and a degree does not necessarily translate to an in-demand job, many students and their parents wonder if college is still the best option. Education […]
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Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf July 9, 2021 Dive Brief: A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general wrote to President Joe Biden on Wednesday arguing the administration “misconstrued federal law” when it interpreted Title IX to broadly protect gay and transgender individuals from discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education said last month that the federal sex discrimination law applies to sexual orientation […]
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CECU July 8, 2021 Arlington, Va. — Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), along with a group of 10 additional senators, sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Department’s upcoming Title IV rulemaking. In […]
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Career Education Review Jenny July 9, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today the approval of over 1,800 borrower defense to repayment (borrower defense) claims for borrowers who attended three institutions: Westwood College, Marinello Schools of Beauty and the Court Reporting Institute. This is the first time the Department has announced approved borrower […]
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