Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

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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Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation

Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation

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 […]

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Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum After two years of an administration that has disavowed the Obama Education Department’s crackdown on for-profit colleges, there’s little sign of a comeback for the sector. On Wednesday, one of the largest credential-granting for-profit operators still standing, Education Corporation of America, said it would […]

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These Colleges’ Fates Could Change Now That ACICS Has Its Federal Recognition Back

These Colleges’ Fates Could Change Now That ACICS Has Its Federal Recognition Back

Education Dive by Natalie Schwartz Education Secretary Betsy DeVos restored federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) last week, but the for-profit accreditor and the colleges it oversees still have a tough road ahead. For one, ACICS has shed about two-thirds of its member institutions since 2016, when it lost […]

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DeVos rightly halts Obama-era takedown of private colleges

DeVos rightly halts Obama-era takedown of private colleges

The Hill BY A.J. KRITIKOS Education Secretary Betsy DeVos should be commended for her agency’s herculean work to roll back many harmful Obama-era regulations that targeted nonprofit and for-profit private colleges. Many of these burdensome regulations were designed and implemented with a single purpose of running private for-profit and private nonprofit colleges […]

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DeVos Reinstates For-Profit College Watchdog Cut Under Obama

DeVos Reinstates For-Profit College Watchdog Cut Under Obama

Business Insider Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday restored federal recognition to an accrediting group that oversees dozens of for-profit colleges but was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of lax supervision. Her decision says the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools was found to be “substantially […]

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Education Dept. to Repeal ‘Gainful’ Rules

Education Dept. to Repeal ‘Gainful’ Rules

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum The Department of Education plans to repeal the Obama administration’s gainful employment rule, it announced Friday. The rule sought to hold all career education and certificate programs — the vast majority at for-profit institutions — accountable for producing graduates with debt they couldn’t repay. Programs that […]

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Federal Register: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Federal Register: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Federal Register A Proposed Rule by the Education Department on 07/31/2018 Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to create Institutional Accountability regulations […]

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