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Senate Passes Update to Perkins CTE Law

Senate Passes Update to Perkins CTE Law

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum The Senate on Monday unanimously passed an update to the Perkins Career and Technical Education Law. The House passed its own version of the bill more than a year ago, but negotiations in the Senate had been in a stalemate for months. Business groups and the White House had […]

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SEC Settles Lawsuit Against For-Profit College Executives

SEC Settles Lawsuit Against For-Profit College Executives

CNBC The SEC on Friday said it settled a lawsuit against two former ITT Educational Services executives accused of hiding the defunct for-profit college operator’s actual financial condition from investors. The deal came after the SEC’s commissioners took the rare step last year of rejecting an earlier proposed settlement negotiated […]

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Legislation to Allow Access to More Student Success Data Likely to Advance

Legislation to Allow Access to More Student Success Data Likely to Advance

Education Dive by James Paterson Dive Brief: Legislation that would make more data about student outcomes available to students, institutions and higher education policymakers has gained the support of a key Republican senator, which should mean it will pass soon, according to Inside Higher Education. The College Data Transparency Act, which […]

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Press Release | Majority News | Newsroom | United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Press Release | Majority News | Newsroom | United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Isakson, Tester Applaud Committee Approval of Comprehensive G.I. Bill Reforms Bipartisan legislation seeks to improve veterans’ education benefits, enhance post-9/11 G.I. Bill Wednesday, July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the […]

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