regulations

As borrower defense gets another rewrite, for-profits wrestle with uncertainty

As borrower defense gets another rewrite, for-profits wrestle with uncertainty

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee After failing once to undo Obama-era rules aimed at for-profits, the Ed Department has signaled it will try again. But a confusing regulatory landscape remains. Easy as undoing regulations might seem to government outsiders, they typically must go through the same process as writing new […]

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Issues of Accreditation Predominate in New Rulemaking Announced by Education Dept.

Issues of Accreditation Predominate in New Rulemaking Announced by Education Dept.

Chronicle of Higher Education By Eric Kelderman In its latest move to unmake policies and regulations, many of them put in place under President Obama, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday a new round of rulemaking on more than a dozen topics, most notably accreditation. The department will consider issues […]

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Misconceptions About State Regulation of Non-Traditional Providers

Misconceptions About State Regulation of Non-Traditional Providers

Ed Cooley Education models that challenge traditional delivery methods are attracting increased scrutiny from state regulators. Every state has laws governing entities offering education within its borders, but those laws – and how they are enforced – vary dramatically from state to state, as well as by the level and […]

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Seeking Comment: IFAP – Federal Registers

Seeking Comment: IFAP – Federal Registers

IFAP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket ID ED-2017-OPE-0090] Program Integrity: Gainful Employment AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of applicable dates; request for comments. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: On January 6 and January 19, 2017, the Department announced dates by which institutions subject to the Department’s gainful employment (GE) […]

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Secretary DeVos Announces Regulatory Reset to Protect Students, Taxpayers, Higher Ed

Secretary DeVos Announces Regulatory Reset to Protect Students, Taxpayers, Higher Ed

US Department of Education Secretary DeVos Announces Regulatory Reset to Protect Students, Taxpayers, Higher Ed Institutions  JUNE 14, 2017 Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Negotiated rulemaking committees to convene on Borrower Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment to improve regulations Currently approved BDR claims to be discharged this month, […]

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For-Profits’ Suit Challenges Borrower-Defense Rules

For-Profits’ Suit Challenges Borrower-Defense Rules

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 26, 2017 A group of California for-profit colleges filed a lawsuit in federal court this week seeking to block the implementation of borrower-defense rules finalized last fall. The regulations, which would go into effect July 1, expand on and clarify existing federal statute to spell […]

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