Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 11, 2024 While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form. “Disaster.” “Mess.” “Crisis.” Those were a few terms used by Republicans and Democrats to describe the launch of the […]
Working Nation Ramona Schindelheim April 3, 2024 U.S. manufacturing could need as many as 3.8 million new employees by 2033, according to Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute A new report from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute (MI) says that the U.S. manufacturing industry will continue to grow post-pandemic, thanks to […]
X – Twitter Christopher C. Cuomo April 10, 2024 Here’s where we start tonight … let’s drop the stigma around trade jobs. I’m giving you the numbers and @mikeroweworks is telling you how we got here in America. We have so much debt from student loans and yet so many trade […]
McGuire Woods April 10, 2024 On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and granting a preliminary injunction against the 2022 Borrower Defense to Repayment […]
Inside Higher Ed Kathryn Palmer April 10, 2024 Federal researchers followed the post-secondary outcomes of 23,000 students for 12 years. Only 60 percent of students who enrolled in college earned a degree or credential within eight years of graduating high school. That’s one of the biggest takeaways from a new report the National […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox April 9, 2024 As of March 29, 40 percent fewer high school students had completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid than they did by that date in 2023, according to newly released data from the U.S. Education Department, a massive drop caused largely by the […]
UB University Business Alcino Donadel April 5, 2024 A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a significant rise in fake students applying to college and enrolling in classes to take advantage of the higher education system. Ghost students, also called “Pell runners,” have caused particular havoc in California, upsetting […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 8, 2024 Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system. Hard-pressed college administrators got some welcome news last Thursday, when the Education Department announced an abrupt about-face. A few days […]
Fox Business Breck Dumas April 5, 2024 The Biden administration is reportedly scrambling to push through widespread loan forgiveness ahead of the election The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to take a second crack at broad student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans after the Supreme Court struck down its first attempt. […]
Washington Examiner Breccan F. Thies April 8, 2024 Universities around the country only recently received revised student financial aid data after months of delays — and the Biden administration is also requiring them to provide new employment metrics without telling them how to comply. Traditional universities, trade schools, certificate programs, and other forms of continued […]