Third Way Chazz Robinson and Shelbe Klebs February 27, 2023 The Biden Administration and the US Department of Education (Department) have shown their desire to put accreditors in the hot seat and ensure they’re fulfilling their quality assurance mission. Recent actions the Department has taken include reinstating the accreditor dashboards, […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott February 28, 2023 The Education Department’s latest version of the federal regulations that allow borrowers to apply for relief if their college or university misled them “threatens to irreparably harm the American education system,” a new lawsuit argues. Career Colleges & Schools of Texas, an […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer February 28, 2023 Dive Brief: A trade association representing more than 70 for-profit higher education institutions in Texas said it will file a lawsuit Tuesday to try to stop new rules governing a federal program that forgives loans for borrowers whose colleges misled them. Career […]
Inside Higher Ed Lawrence Schall February 27, 2023 If you want a higher ed reboot, you’re going to need the accreditors, Lawrence Schall writes. Most people don’t get accreditation. That’s OK. Most people don’t need to. But for all the students, parents and policy makers calling for a higher education […]
Reuters John Kruzel February 23, 2023 WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Shanna Hayes in 2007 became the first member of her immediate family to attend college. She did not realize she was setting off on a path toward another, less-welcome family first – racking up more than $150,000 in student […]
Best Colleges Matthew Arrojas February 22, 2023 Some advocates are hopeful this list will shed light on college programs saddling students with unmanageable debt. The Department of Education (ED) plans to create a list of “low-financial-value” college programs, but there is disagreement on how to put together that list. ED […]
The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus February 22, 2023 Independent information is out there, but some of it can be misleading. The dean of Harvard Medical School was emphatic and unambiguous when he announced that it would end its participation in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. “Rankings cannot meaningfully […]
New America Rachel Fishman and Olivia Cheche February 22, 2023 As we near the third anniversary of nationwide pandemic closures, it’s hard to fathom how completely our lives have changed. We’ve settled into a new way of being—it’s not quite the “before times,” but also not the dark days when […]
Cooley ED Nancy Anderson, Kate Lee Carey February 22, 2023 The Department of Education announced two initiatives that expand oversight of third-party providers to institutions of higher education that participate in federal financial aid programs. On February 15, ED announced two separate initiatives (one final and one proposed) that impact service providers […]
Thompson Coburn LLC Christopher Murray, Scott Goldschmidt, Aaron Lacey February 22, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Department of Education made important announcements regarding oversight of “third-party servicers” and enforcement of its incentive compensation rule. In this post, we consider each of these announcements and their likely impact on the regulated community. Updated […]