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Hackers Demand $2 Million From Monroe
Inside Higher Ed. A cyberattack disabled many of Monroe...
House passes amendment raising scrutiny of for-profit colleges’ military benefits
Education Dive. Dive Brief: The U.S. House of Representatives...
Accreditor approves Ashford U’s nonprofit conversion
Education Dive. Dive Brief: Zovio’s long-sought conversion of its for-profit...
News Community Colleges Student Aid and Loans Print This The Downside of Reduced Student Borrowing
Inside Higher Ed. The student debt crisis has become...
Trump Administration’s Take on Transparency and Deregulation
Inside Higher Ed. So far the Trump administration’s take...
Increasing Cybersecurity and Identity Theft Awareness
Inside Higher Ed. With college students facing issues such...
The Mismatch Between College Training and Worker Demand
Inside Higher Ed. Educators, policy makers and the business...
A case for trade school: Could it fix higher education?
Deseret News. Work boots. Hooded sweatshirt underneath a Carhartt...
Brewing Battle Over Pell Grants
Inside Higher Ed. Democratic presidential candidates are spending another...
Trends in For-Profit Colleges’ Reliance on Federal Funds
RobertKelchen.com. One of the many issues currently derailing bipartisan...
California Legislation Targeting For-Profits Progresses
Inside Higher Ed. A package of seven interrelated bills...
4 takeaways from for-profit colleges’ latest quarter
Education Dive. Regulatory pressure, sliding enrollment and demand for...
DeVos Issues Final Repeal of Gainful Employment
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum Education Secretary Betsy DeVos...
IFAP: “Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #122 – Early Implementation of the Rescission of the Gainful Employment Rule”
IFAP.ED.GOV Posted Date: June 28, 2019 Author: Office of...
Betsy DeVos Is Right About Gainful Employment
Forbes Last Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos...
Court rules student loan companies are subject to state consumer laws, contrary to Trump administration’s stance
Mercury News By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel | The Washington Post...
3 women accused of stealing $1 million in financial aid from California college
Mercury News Three San Bernardino County women were arrested...
Attacking the For-profit Sector Helps Neither Students Nor Taxpayers
James G. Martin Center By Michael Debow The federal...
Opinion: Why not trust veterans to choose their schools?
Houma Today By Kenneth Mejia / Guest Columnist Posted...
5 questions for colleges considering income-share agreements
Education Dive. The University of Utah wanted to raise...
Gainful Employment Rule Rescission – ED’s Instructions for Immediate Implementation
Powers Law Gainful Employment Rule Rescission – ED’s Instructions...
New California College Specializes in Low-Cost Adult Career Training
NBC Los Angeles By Vanessa Arredondo To compete with for-profit...
California bill targeting for-profit colleges is gutted
SF Chronicle By Alexei Koseff SACRAMENTO — A push...
New USED Gainful Employment rule warrants immediate attention
Thompson Coburn LLP. On July 1, 2019, the U.S....
Trump Administration Proposes New Apprenticeship Structure
Inside Higher Ed. The U.S. Department of Labor on...
California is getting closer to passing a ‘student-loan borrower bill of rights’
MarketWatch. For decades, Max Soucia has been trying to...
Pete Hegseth: Democrats to America’s veterans – You’re too dumb to choose
Fox News. This June marks two significant milestones for...
As college enrollment falls, recruiters descend on a state that still has lots of applicants
The Hechinger Report. Busloads of boisterous high school students...
Survey finds bipartisan voter support for federal policies to ensure students benefit from college
Education Dive. Dive Brief: The majority of Americans identifying...
Former for-profit college students will have $168 million in student debt cancelled
MarketWatch. More than 18,000 students who attended a now-defunct...
Stop Belittling Veterans for Attending Taxpaying Career Colleges
The Chronicle of Higher Education. To the Editor: Your...
UEI College – Chula Vista Grand Opening New Campus Location on June 25
Career Education Review CHULA VISTA, Calif., June 12, 2019...
Trump administration seeks overhaul of federal standards for college accreditors
Inside Higher Ed Betsy DeVos issued a proposal Tuesday to loosen...
Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #121 – Additional Guidance on Completing the 2019 GE Disclosure Template
IFAP Posted Date: June 7, 2019 Author: Federal Student...
She Left the Education Dept. for Groups It Curbed. Now She’s Back, With Plans.
NYTIMES By Erica L. Green WASHINGTON — Depending on whom...
Education Dept. Confirms Requirements to Report Litigation, Settlements, Specified Liabilities
Lexology HIGHLIGHTS: Recently released guidance from the U.S. Department...
Direct Delivery of Gainful Employment Disclosures Required Starting July 1
Powers Law Beginning July 1, 2019, institutions will need...
Bizarre Case Tests Limits of Incentive Compensation Rules
Inside Higher Ed By Doug Lederman June 6, 2019 The news...
Department Confirms July 1 for New GE Disclosures + Delivery Process
Ed.Cooley.com Despite hopes that the US Department of Education...
Is There Still a Meaningful Difference Between For-Profit and Public Higher Ed?
Edsurge.com The other day I was scrolling through Twitter...
AMCA has moved
American Medical Certification Association has moved. Their new headquarters...
Non-degree credentials have a pivotal role in our economy
eCampusNews Adults who do not hold college degrees, but...
Universities that are recruiting older students often leave them floundering
Heching Report PORTLAND, Ore. — Under gray skies, smiling...
Veterans for Career Education organization formed in D.C.
VCE supports the right of veterans to use their...
How a college and coding school are partnering to bring new courses to campus
Education Dive By Natalie Schwartz The nation’s liberal arts...
Democrats, top DeVos aide spar over for-profit colleges
Politico By NICOLE GAUDIANO Presented by George Mason University With...
National American gets $8.5M loan from CollegeAmerica parent
Education Dive AUTHOR Hallie Busta@halliebusta Dive Brief: Dlorah, the...
CECU – Protecting Veterans Access
Career.org Veterans Education 101 The GI Benefit is an “earned...
House Oversight Subcommittee Criticizes For-Profit Oversight Under DeVos
NASFAA.org By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter The House...
Trump Official Says No Timeline for Review of Borrower-Defense Claims
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum A top Education Department...
Secretary DeVos Delivers on Promise to Expand College Scorecard, Provide Meaningful Information to Students on Education Options and Outcomes
Ed.gov MAY 21, 2019 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov WASHINGTON—...
Connecting Federal Work-Study to Careers
Inside Higher Ed DeVos plans a pilot program that...
UEI College in Bakersfield, California Receives Community Recognition
Career Education Review BAKERSFIELD, Calif., May 20, 2019 —...
Over 400 Public and Nonprofit Colleges Would Fail the 90/10 Rule
Career.org Analysis by NDP Analytics reveals that more than...
Inflation rate of 2.6% expected for colleges in 2019
Education Dive By Hallie Busta Dive Brief: U.S. colleges can...
Over 400 Public and Nonprofit Colleges Would Fail the 90/10 Rule
CECU Analysis by NDP Analytics reveals that more than...
New Income-Share Fund for San Diego County
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain The University of California, San...
Nursing shortage grows — and state isn’t helping any
Capitol Weekly BY JAN JONES-SCHENK There’s a severe shortage of...
The Resurrection of the Obama-Era Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
Career Education Review By Katherine Lee Carey, Special Counsel...
Colleges and universities must now report all litigation to the U.S. Department of Education
Thompson Coburn, LLC By Aaron Lacey On March 15,...
California Mulls Crackdown on Online Partnerships
InsideHigherEd Bills targeting for-profit institutions in California would prohibit...
Deadline Draws Near for Compliance with U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) Rule
DuaneMorris May 8, 2019 Institutions have ongoing reporting obligations...
It’s Time Colleges Stopped Feeling Shame About Mergers
Chronicle.com By Goldie Blumenstyk Merger: Not a dirty word....
UEI College in Encino Campus’ Students Are Dedicated to Community Service!
Career Education Review ENCINO, Calif., May 6, 2019 —...
What if we hired for skills, not degrees?
Hechinger Report The last decade has seen widespread ‘degree...
Private equity’s role in the rise — and fall — of for-profit colleges
EducationDive By Ben Unglesbee Investors funneled billions of dollars...
LAO – Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program
LAO The Legislative Analyst’s Office has just published the...
State Authorization Lawsuit: Court and Ed Department Need to Work Together to Avoid Causing More Confusion for Students and Institutions
WECT As one of my favorite columnists, Dave Barry,...
Lowe’s has come out swinging in the war for talent with a new campaign to fill millions of skilled trades jobs
BusinessInsider Lowe’s wants to make plumbers, electricians, and mechanics...
San Joaquin Valley College Joins Movement To Rebuild The Skilled Trade Workforce
VISALIA, Calif., April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC)...
National American University is latest for-profit chain to face financial turmoil
InsideHigherEd By Andrew Kreighbaum As Democratic lawmakers raked many for-profit colleges...
Rival Publishers Join Forces
InsideHigherEd By Lindsay McKensie Publishers Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education...
Gallup Study: WGU Alum Exceed Average in Positive Metrics
DiverseEducation.com By LaMont Jones WASHINGTON – Employers are increasingly...
Subsidies, not profits, have crumbled the ivory tower
TheHill.com BY TODD J. ZYWICKI AND NEAL MCCLUSKEY It’s...
North-West College (NWC) Prepares to Move Campus to Anaheim, California
CareerEducationNews Current Santa Ana Campus to Move to Anaheim...
Poll: Voters Oppose Free College, Loan Forgiveness
InsideHigherEd By Ashley Smith A new Quinnipiac University poll finds 52 percent...
Crisis for Another For-Profit
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum National American University...
Judge orders end to Dream Center’s ill-fated receivership
Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee Dive Brief: A federal...
As Trump rolls back student loan protections, an Obama-era watchdog brings the fight to California
CalMatters By Felicia Mello Seth Frotman was traveling from the...
Ed Dept: New accreditation rules will be ‘more aggressive’ to prevent abrupt college closures
Education Dive By Natalie Schwartz@nmschwartz23 Dive Brief: Diane Auer...
A Wake-Up Call to Help Student Loan Borrowers
InsideHigherED.com By Catharine B. Hill and Will Sealy April 23, 2019...
CECU Statement on Senator Warren’s Proposal to Eliminate Career Education Colleges and Universities
Career.org 4/23/2019 Today, after the publication of Senator Elizabeth...
DeVos rightly stands firm on education reform
VVDailyPress By Gerard Scimeca InsideSources.com Even prior to the...
How Bad Is For-Profit Higher Education, Actually?
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal For...
California Presses Forward with Bill to Ban OPM Tuition Share Arrangements
Cooley Last week, the California Assembly Higher Education Committee...
Feds Recommend Colleges Clarify Financial Aid Offers
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum The Education Department...
Student Loan Servicers’ Fight over Federal Preemption of State Regulation of May End Up in the Supreme Court
JDSupra In courts across the country, servicers are facing...
Which Colleges Failed the Latest Financial Responsibility Test?
RobertKelchen.com Every year, the U.S. Department of Education is...
Why Arizona State is using a for-profit to help expand workforce partnerships
Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee It’s been five years...
A Crisis in Confidence in Higher Ed
GALLUP By Stephanie Marken Confidence in higher education in the...
New Rules for Accreditors
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum WASHINGTON — Trump administration...
Recent Developments in State Authorization
Cooley As outlined in our previous posts on proposed...
Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures
InsideHigherEd By Andrew Kreighbaum The Dream Center, a Los...
At Long Last…ED Issues Guidance Regarding Implementation of the 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules
Cooley By Kate Lee Carey Following a court ruling...
We must support veterans and not politicize their education
THEHILL.com BY DANIEL ELKINS — 04/01/19 Congressional hearings on...