Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee When it comes to regulating for-profit colleges, Steve Gunderson, who heads the sector’s leading trade group, and the Center for American Progress’ Ben Miller disagree on a lot. But they are of the same mind on one thing: Regulatory “ping pong” doesn’t help anyone. “Ping pong” […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Andy Thomason Updated (11/21/2018, 1:25 p.m.) with a comment from Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. The U.S. Education Department has reportedly restored federal recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges that saw its […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: Two senior U.S. Education Department officials told journalists Monday at an event in Las Vegas that the federal agency under Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to make more and better data available to students considering college, while continuing to prioritize the kind of deregulation that has characterized the current […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today will consider the implementation of Obama-era student loan borrower defense to repayment regulations, The New York Times reported. The decision follows a ruling earlier this week by the Obama appointee in favor of 18 states and the District of Columbia […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum A study finds that most borrowers exit loan default within a few years. But many still fail to make serious progress paying down their balances, and the options facing them are inconsistent and confusing. Defaulting on student debt is typically considered the worst potential […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum More than 2,000 career education programs serving over half a million students risked losing access to Title IV federal student aid under the Obama administration’s gainful-employment rule. Those programs look to be in the clear after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday she plans to rescind the […]