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Ed Department Appeals Calif. Emergency Grant Case

Ed Department Appeals Calif. Emergency Grant Case

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami August 17, 2020 The Education Department gave notice to a federal appeals court it is challenging a June federal injunction that barred the department from prohibiting undocumented immigrants and many other college students in California from receiving CARES Act emergency grants. The department will file […]

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Generation Z Expresses Interest in Skilled Trades

Generation Z Expresses Interest in Skilled Trades

The News June 30, 2020 Survey shows that more than half are open to a non-college path Amidst a global pandemic, American teenagers remain steadfast in their belief that higher education plays a key role in their future success; however, the paths they are planning to take after high school […]

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Title IX Final Rule Effective Friday, August 14, 2020

Title IX Final Rule Effective Friday, August 14, 2020

U.S. Department of Education August 12, 2020 U.S. Department of Education sent this bulletin at 08/13/2020 04:09 PM EDT Dear Educators and Stakeholders: As a reminder, the Department’s Title IX Final Rule (Rule) becomes effective this Friday, August 14, 2020. Over the past several months, the Department has worked to […]

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Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purposes of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education

Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purposes of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education

U.S. Department of Education August 12, 2020 AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Call for written third-party comments. SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the Secretary […]

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Kamala Harris Has Battled For-Profit Colleges

Kamala Harris Has Battled For-Profit Colleges

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami August 12, 2020 While Senator Kamala Harris, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s choice for vice president, doesn’t have an extensive record on higher education issues, she is known for having sued Corinthian Colleges while she was California’s attorney general, accusing the for-profit chain of false and […]

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At Home, Workers Seek Alternative Credentials

At Home, Workers Seek Alternative Credentials

Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie August 10, 2020 Interest in alternative online credentials spiked after people started working remotely this spring. Will the surge continue long-term? When COVID-19 closed down school and college campuses in March, many children and young people were forced to start studying remotely. At the same […]

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Nervous Freshmen, Nervous Colleges

Nervous Freshmen, Nervous Colleges

Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 10, 2020 Survey finds that 40 percent of incoming freshmen at four-year colleges are likely or highly likely not to attend. Data are even worse for minority students. Colleges that have been struggling to get their yield rate equivalent (or at least close) to last […]

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