2017 news

Democrats Seek Hearings on Education Appointees

Democrats Seek Hearings on Education Appointees

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum  March 7, 2017 Democrats on the Senate education committee have requested that chairman Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, hold additional hearings on subcabinet-level appointees at the Department of Education. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has selectively held hearings for such posts in […]

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Education Department’s inspector general wants feds to more closely monitor colleges with shaky finances

Education Department’s inspector general wants feds to more closely monitor colleges with shaky finances

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain March 1, 2017 Call for More Federal Oversight  The Education Department needs to better monitor colleges’ finances to prevent another costly fiasco like the 2014 collapse of Corinthian Colleges, says the agency’s Office of Inspector General. Everest College, formerly owned by Corinthian The U.S. […]

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