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Concern for ‘defrauded and victimized’ students spurs calls for tighter for-profit college oversight

Concern for ‘defrauded and victimized’ students spurs calls for tighter for-profit college oversight

CalMatters by Felicia Mello he turmoil in the for-profit college industry has affected California as much as any state, with the closures of major chains leaving thousands of students deeply in debt, their educations on hold. Meanwhile, the state agency in charge of regulating private colleges and vocational schools has struggled […]

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An E-signature Wins Again: Student Bound by Arbitration Signed Agreement Electronically

An E-signature Wins Again: Student Bound by Arbitration Signed Agreement Electronically

Lexology January 22 2019 A new Third Circuit decision applied existing law in a straightforward way to require a disgruntled customer of a for-profit university to arbitrate claims, providing another illustration of an effective way to obtain valid agreements, including arbitration agreements, electronically. On January 10, the Third Circuit upheld […]

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Will Trump administration enforce Obama-era arbitration ban?

Will Trump administration enforce Obama-era arbitration ban?

Politico By Michael Stratford  With help from Kimberly Hefling WILL DEVOS ENFORCE OBAMA-ERA COLLEGE ARBITRATION BAN? Months after losing a court battle to stop a wide-ranging package of Obama-era student loan regulations, the Trump administration last week took its first steps toward carrying out the rules. The Education Department announced it would grant […]

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