Pittsburg Post-Gazette March 5, 2022 Conventional wisdom, shaped by cultural and class biases, asserts that attending a four-year college leading to a bachelor’s degree offers the best career path for everyone who can. That myth has persisted despite the fact that most new, good-paying jobs require more than a high […]
Fobes Luke Spohinos March 2, 2022 Luke Sophinos is the Founder and CEO of CourseKey, a software platform provider supporting trade and vocational schools across the U.S. Most people are surprised to learn that there are more unfilled manufacturing jobs than the more often-discussed labor gap among software developers. There’s a massive shortage of qualified tradespeople. Even […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 4, 2022 The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations. The Education Department clarified this week that income-share agreements in higher education are private loans. As loan providers, the companies that provide these agreements are regulated in different ways […]
Cooley ED Kate Lee Carey and Shannon Noonan March 3, 2022 California Senate bills became effective January 1, 2022 that impact the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and institutions subject to the BPPE’s oversight. The California Legislature passed a number of bills during the 2021 session impacting the Bureau for […]
Duane Morris March 2, 2022 On February 17, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) and a request for public comment regarding a proposed rule to address what the agency calls “deceptive or unfair marketing” that relies upon false claims about potential earnings. The FTC […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf March 2, 2022 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday reminded colleges of their legal obligation to inform students of the costs and conditions of taking out private loans, including income-share agreements. In an online notice, the department highlighted a recent finding by the Consumer Financial Protection […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 2, 2022 President Biden proposed more money for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. A fact sheet released by the White House said, “Providing up to more than [sic] $2,000 in additional assistance to low-income students by […]
Committee on Education and Labor March 1, 2022 Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union in crisis: “Tonight, the American people did not watch a State of the Union address. They did not see a resolute […]
Work Shift Sandy Baum and Jorge Klor De Alva February 23, 2022 Few issues are more contentious than the role of for-profit colleges in higher education, write Sandy Baum and Jorge Klor de Alva. But they say consensus is both necessary—and possible. Few issues are more contentious than the role […]
Newsmax Horace Cooper February 18, 2022 Over the next several weeks, the Department of Education will consider implementing new regulations and requirements that will single out proprietary or “for-profit” colleges. These sweeping new regulatory changes will drastically alter the ability of the students admitted to these schools to access federal […]