NASFAA By Joelle Fredman, NASFAA Staff Reporter January 16, 2019 Higher education stakeholders convened in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to begin the first of three sessions of negotiated rulemaking, or “neg reg,” to consider changes to the federal regulations on accreditation and other issues based on draft regulatory language released earlier this month […]
NASFAA.org January 8, 2019 The Department of Education (ED) next week will begin the process of opening debate around topics in higher education related to accreditation, distance learning, TEACH Grants, and faith-based entities through negotiated rulemaking, or “neg reg,” sessions. ED will kick off the slew of sessions with accreditation […]
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) ABHES is pleased to announce that Ms. India Tips has been confirmed to serve as ABHES’ new Executive Director effective January 1, 2019. Please see the attached document for more details regarding the announcement. Thank you. Executive Director Announcement
Channel 10 News SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A group of Brightwood employees have sued the for-profit’s parent company, alleging they did not receive the legally required 60-days notice before the school abruptly shut down Wednesday. The suit, filed in Delaware, location of Educational Corporation of America, says the company violated […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: Four students are suing the nonprofit Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), alleging the college operator misled them over the accreditation of four Art Institutes, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. DCEH did not respond to Education Dive’s request for comment. The suit alleges DCEH stated in its course […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: One of the largest for-profit college operators still standing, Education Corporation of America, is shutting down entirely. “[I]t is with a heavy heart that today we announce that [ECA] is closing all its career colleges effective with the completion of the current module or term for most […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Andy Thomason Updated (11/21/2018, 1:25 p.m.) with a comment from Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. The U.S. Education Department has reportedly restored federal recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges that saw its […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum Accreditors provide the stamp of approval for colleges and universities in the U.S. Without their recognition, those institutions can’t keep access to federal student aid. So even though accreditors are essentially membership organizations that operate with limited transparency, they are a key part of the […]
Ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to rescind Gainful Employment (GE) regulations in order to provide useful, transparent higher education data to students and treat all institutions of higher education fairly. “Students deserve useful and relevant data when making important […]
Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum As the Department of Education refines the next phase of its higher education agenda, the White House is apparently weighing in on the new policy direction. The special office headed by Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to and the son-in-law of President Trump, held a meeting […]