Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), held a hearing to review occupational licensing and its effects on economic growth. “Occupational licensing plays an important role in protecting consumers and ensuring high-quality service,” Chairman Guthrie said in his opening statement. “In many cases, […]
Politico By Caitlin Emma and Michael Stratford The Trump administration plans to advocate a merger of the Education and Labor departments as part of a sweeping government overhaul, according to two individuals familiar with the proposal who declined to be named because it’s not yet public. The new combined agency, […]
Washington Examiner Pushed by Trump, states look to promote apprenticeships by Anna Giaritelli | Dec 11, 2017, 12:01 AM Several states are rising to President Trump’s challenge to promote apprenticeship programs as a way to fill a “skills gap” in companies and reduce the unemployment rate. Trump has been pushing blue-collar and non-collegiate […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Ticker Education Dept.’s Progress Is Stalled in Complying With Consumer Rule The Education Department has not made any progress toward generating data this year to comply with the Obama-era gainful-employment rule and does not have “any timetable” for doing so, according to a letter last […]
Inside Higher Ed Early Report on ‘Regulatory Relief’ Education Department offers glimpse at its efforts to ease burden of federal rules and asks for suggestions of which to end. By Paul Fain June 23, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday offered a first glimpse at how it is carrying […]
POLITICO Battle brewing over DeVos’ delay of ‘borrower defense’ rules By MICHAEL STRATFORD 06/20/2017 10:00 AM EDT Updated 06/20/2017 09:16 AM EDT With help from Kimberly Hefling and Benjamin Wermund BATTLE BREWING OVER DEVOS’ DELAY OF ‘BORROWER DEFENSE’ RULES: The Trump administration last week, in a highly-anticipated move, formally announced […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Trump Will Push Apprenticeships, Using Accreditation and Student Aid By Paul Basken JUNE 07, 2017 Lexey Swall for The Chronicle Participants in an apprenticeship program at an electrical-engineering firm. The president wants regulatory changes that would encourage greater use of apprenticeship training in higher education, […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain May 2, 2017 The Trump administration has backed its predecessor’s decision to terminate the recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a national accreditor that oversees 245 colleges, most of them for-profits. The Education Department finalized its decision to nix the […]
Bloomberg Politics by Shannon Pettypiece @spettypiMore stories by Shannon Pettypiece April 11, 2017 8:00 PM PDT April 12, 2017 4:48 AM PDT President Donald Trump is issuing a presidential memorandum that will call for a rethinking of the entire structure of the federal government, a move that could eventually lead […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum March 30, 2017 The Trump administration defended the gainful-employment rule in federal court Wednesday, suggesting that it may not quickly roll back the regulation designed to crack down on programs graduating students unable to pay down high student loan debt loads. The American Association […]