CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Steven Kunz-Bost was working on a computer service technician program at the Moreno Valley location of Westech College when he arrived at an empty campus. Confused at to what was going on, he drove 25 miles to the Fontana headquarters where he read on the door: “We regretfully […]
LA Times The future of higher education is often the subject of debate; what constitutes a valuable education for students continues to shift as student demographics change. Recently, government regulators and other external stakeholders have been questioning the value of for-profit higher education, specifically, citing for-profit colleges and universities that […]
Inside Higher Ed Better Marriage Between College and Job Training Republican-dominated Washington wants more occupational job training as an alternative to college degrees. But higher education will remain the federal government’s primary job-training system, albeit one experts say could use a reboot. By Paul Fain March 22, 2017 Getty Images […]
The Hill By David Muhlhausen, opinion contributor – 03/14/17 02:40 PM EDT 64 © Getty Images Last Nov. 8, while millions of Americans flocked to the polls, the U.S. Labor Department slyly released an embarrassing report. The “Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Gold Standard Evaluation,” completed six months earlier, concluded […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education March 14, 2017 by Adam Harris Senate Democrats Seek Answers on Delayed Enforcement of Gainful Employment A dozen Democrats in the U.S. Senate are seeking answers from the Department of Education over its decision last week to delay the effective date of the gainful-employment rule […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith March 14, 2017 California Democratic legislators proposed a college aid plan Monday to cover tuition and living expenses for the state’s students in an effort to rein in student debt, according to the Los Angeles Times. The proposal would supplement the state’s existing […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum March 10, 2017 Six days after the Internal Revenue Service’s data retrieval tool for the federal financial aid system went down, the Department of Education and IRS said Thursday they anticipate the tool will be unavailable for several more weeks. The ongoing issue is […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain March 9, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education this week released the annual update of its financial responsibility test scores for private colleges, which is based on data from 2014-15. The 187 institutions that have a failing score — most of which are small […]
Time.com | Money Kim Clark Mar 07, 2017 The Trump administration has taken its first shot at rules designed to protect students from expensive, low-quality colleges and career training programs. Less than a month after Betsy DeVos was sworn in as its top official, the U.S. Department of Education […]
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) 3/7/2017 March 7, 2017 – Washington, DC – In response to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office that it will extend the deadlines for schools to submit alternative earnings appeals and debt-to-earnings rates until July 1, Steve […]