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North-West College Doug Cowley March 19,2024 The California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians’ Transfer Approval Emphasizes NWC’s Quality Programs and Organizational Resilience. ANAHEIM, Calif.— Many nursing students from Healthcare Career College (HCC) are breathing easier again after learning they will be able to transfer to North-West College (NWC) […]

Inside Higher Ed Kathryn Palmer March 28, 2024 A staff member at a Florida college, posing as a student, hires a contract cheating firm to test the institution’s systems for preventing fraud. The outcome offers lessons for instructors and students as virtual learning expands. Katie Ragsdale sat in an empty […]

Inside Higher Ed  Katherine Knott March 27, 2024 The Education Department asked for two years’ worth of data by July 31—a task that will be “a significant institutional undertaking,” administrators say. As colleges and universities scramble to process student financial aid applications and send out award letters, institutions want more […]

Congressman Jeff Jackson  March 26, 2024 Bill would improve oversight over for-profit college industry Washington — Congressman Jeff Jackson introduced the Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act to improve oversight over for-profit colleges and universities. The Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act creates an interagency committee that enhances coordination of federal oversight for […]

Washington Examiner Jeremiah Poff March 25, 2024 Grand Canyon University may have seen its budding Cinderella run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament cut short by the University of Alabama on Sunday, but the Arizona Christian university is facing far greater odds as it tries to stand up to political persecution from the Biden administration. […]

Ed Source Ashley A. Smith March 26, 2024 But public and private universities contend it may not solve state’s workforce shortage Community college leaders will once again attempt to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, renewing a fight with the state’s universities over whether expanding to the two-year sector eases California’s […]

Higher Ed Dive Lilah Burke March 25, 2024 Researchers examined what kind of jobs graduates were landing and whether they required a college diploma. As the American public has lost confidence in higher education over the past few years, policymakers have begun talking more about return on investment. In the […]

Higher Ed Dive  Laura Spitalniak March 22, 2024 A bipartisan group of senators urged the Education Department to delay college reporting deadlines amid a shortened financial aid cycle. Dive Brief: Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing the U.S. Department of Education to delay implementation of its gainful employment […]

Politico  Bianca Quilantan March 22, 2024 Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has said some schools were “still not fully prepared to receive” key financial aid data from his agency but the Education Department hasn’t sent most of it. Republicans already livid with the Biden administration for sinking the college admissions season […]

U.S. Department of Education  March 21, 2024  President Biden will email an additional 380,000 public service workers thanking them for their service and notifying them they are on track to have their debt cancelled through PSLF within two years The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $5.8 billion in […]