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A new ROI metric and dashboards

Community College Daily August 11, 2025 The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has launched a new return-on-investment (ROI) metric and dashboards to help students, policymakers and institutional leaders explore trends in student outcomes among the commission’s institutional members, which are primarily California community colleges. The Student Achievement Dashboards pull from three data sources: institutionally reported annual data, federally […]

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Under Secretary Kent: Restoring American Greatness in Postsecondary Education

U.S. Department of Education August 4, 2025 Late on Friday, I was greatly honored that the U.S. Senate confirmed me as 15th Under Secretary of Education. As a first-generation college student who received a Pell Grant from this very Department, it is now my privilege to lead this talented team in ensuring that each rung […]

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Under Secretary Nicholas Kent Sets Priorities for Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake August 5, 2025 Kent said Monday he will “restore the greatness of American higher education.” Some experts question how he’ll do that. Nicholas Kent, a career higher education policy expert and now the Department of Education’s under secretary, has made his priorities for American colleges and universities clear—controlling student debt, […]

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Kent Confirmed as Under Secretary

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 4, 2025 The U.S. Senate voted 50 to 45 to confirm Nicholas Kent as under secretary at the Education Department, where he’ll oversee higher ed policy, USA Today reported. Kent, who was most recently the deputy secretary of education in Virginia, has lobbied on behalf of for-profit colleges in his […]

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