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Amid FAFSA debacle, colleges confused about Biden’s gainful employment demands

Washington Examiner  Breccan F. Thies April 8, 2024 Universities around the country only recently received revised student financial aid data after months of delays — and the Biden administration is also requiring them to provide new employment metrics without telling them how to comply. Traditional universities, trade schools, certificate programs, and other forms of continued education are under the gun […]

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More Job Training Is Essential in Revamping America’s Workforce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce  Cheryl Oldham April 5, 2024 Included in the legislation being considered to reauthorize WIOA is a meaningful update that at least half of the dollars fund skills training and work-based learning opportunities. Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655), […]

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Borrower Defense Rules Blocked Again

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 8, 2024 The Biden administration’s new rule making it easier for a defrauded borrower to seek debt relief has “numerous statutory and regulatory shortcomings,” a federal appeals court ruled last week. The judges said that a lawsuit seeking to overturn those regulations is likely to succeed. The administration is […]

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5th Circuit Rules Against Department’s “Almost Certainly Unlawful” Borrower Defense Rule

CECU April 4, 2024 This afternoon, the Fifth Circuit published its opinion deciding the appeal from the denial of the preliminary injunction in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the District Court and ordering that the effective date of the Biden administration’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule (BDR Rule) be pushed back until the case is fully […]

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