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A Market Solution to Teacher Shortages Raises Alarms

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 1, 2022 For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer. With public schools facing a dearth of teachers and traditional teacher-training programs struggling to reverse a long-declining enrollment trend, for-profit companies offering “alternative certification programs” are rising to […]

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Education Department Approves $1.5B in Debt Relief

Inside Higher Ed  Scott Jaschik August 31, 2022 The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between Jan. 1, 2002, and Nov. 17, 2015, when it stopped enrolling new borrowers in advance of its 2016 closure. […]

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ED Proposes Significant Amendments to Change in Control and 90/10 Regulations

Cooley ED Nancy Anderson, Kate Lee Carey, Jasmine Lee and Shannon Noonan August 23, 2022 The Department of Education is accepting comments until August 26 on the NPRM to amends its 90/10 and change of ownership and control regulations. *COMMENTS DUE THIS WEEK* On July 28, 2022, the US Department of Education (ED) published a Notice […]

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ACICS Responds to Department of Education Decision to Terminate Recognition

ACICS August 19, 2022 We are disappointed by the decision rendered by Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten to terminate ACICS’s recognition status. We believe it is deeply flawed and that ACICS has been in substantial compliance with any objective, consistent, and reasonable interpretation of the recognition criteria. We are evaluating all of our options […]

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