Education Department

Art Institute deal left Dream Center in ‘dire’ situation, receiver says

Art Institute deal left Dream Center in ‘dire’ situation, receiver says

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH) and its remaining assets, including several Art Institutes, face a “dire” cash shortage and lack funds to pay for operations and federal aid stipends to students, according to Mark Dottore, the court-appointed receiver managing DCEH assets. Dottore told Education Department official Diane Auer Jones […]

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Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee The Education Department is “not wedded” to the language it issued in proposed regulations being debated in an ongoing negotiated rulemaking process, Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, told an audience of accreditation professionals in Washington on Tuesday. “Clearly we came to the table with some […]

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VA warns California in for-profit college dispute

VA warns California in for-profit college dispute

Politico By Michael Stratford (mstratford@politico.com; @mstratford) January 17, 2019 The Trump administration is threatening to punish California regulators over their decision to turn away a large for-profit college seeking state approval for funding under the GI Bill. At issue is California’s decision to avoid taking action on Ashford University’s application for approval […]

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Trump administration wants flexibility for accreditors and to encourage alternative providers

Trump administration wants flexibility for accreditors and to encourage alternative providers

InsideHigherEd by Andrew Kreighbaum and Paul Fain January 7, 2019 The Education Department’s proposals for upcoming negotiated rule-making process would narrow the responsibilities of accreditors and modify federal definitions for credit hour and distance education. In a package of highly detailed proposals set to be released today, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivers on […]

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Fallout From For-Profit College Chain’s Closure Could Have Been Prevented

Fallout From For-Profit College Chain’s Closure Could Have Been Prevented

Chronicle The announcement on Wednesday that the Education Corporation of America was closing some 70 colleges that it owns was a big shock to tens of thousands of students and employees on those campuses. It was much less of a surprise to some higher-education experts who have been following the […]

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For-profit chain sues Ed. Dept. and DeVos, wants to restructure

For-profit chain sues Ed. Dept. and DeVos, wants to restructure

Education Dive. October 19, 2018 Dive Brief: For-profit college operator Education Corporation of America (ECA) filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Alabama against the Education Department and its Secretary Betsy DeVos that asks the court to appoint a receiver to oversee the company’s assets so it can […]

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