The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Ticker Education Dept.’s Progress Is Stalled in Complying With Consumer Rule The Education Department has not made any progress toward generating data this year to comply with the Obama-era gainful-employment rule and does …
The Chronicle of Higher Education By Adam Harris JULY 10, 2017 WASHINGTON The Education Department announced in June that it would delay and renegotiate a pair of Obama-era regulations aimed at reining in abuses by colleges. And Monday marked the tipoff of that process. RELATED …
Politico The lawsuit, led by Massachusetts and joined by 18 other Democratic attorneys general, accuses Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of illegally delaying the regulations, which were finalized by the Obama administration and had been set to take effect on July …
The Seattle Times Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case Originally published June 30, 2017 at 5:00 am Updated June 29, 2017 at 8:52 pm Attorney General Bob Ferguson is joining attorneys general in nine other states to fight …
Inside Higher Ed Few Solutions for Defrauded Borrowers Student advocates say Education Department’s slow processing of borrower-defense claims and blocking of ban on mandatory arbitration put defrauded borrowers in a bind. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos …
The Chronicle of Higher Education Landmark Law on Higher Education Should Be Scrapped, DeVos Suggests By Adam Harris JUNE 21, 2017 For the second time in as many months, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has suggested that it’s time to scrap …
The Chronicle of Higher Education When the U.S. Education Department proposes a rule, one reaction is guaranteed across the political spectrum: dread at the prospect of more negotiated rule-making. That’s when about 30 people, each with distinct and often opposing …
Inside Higher Ed Year-Round Pell Grants Available July 1 By Andrew Kreighbaum June 20, 2017 Summer Pell Grants will be available to students beginning July 1, the Department of Education announced Monday. “This decision is about empowering students and giving them the …
UPI DeVos suspends rules on student borrower protection By Andrew V. Pestano | June 15, 2017 at 10:11 AM June 15 (UPI) — The Department of Education has paused two rules created by former President Barack Obama‘s administration to protect …
The Chronicle of Higher Education What DeVos’s ‘Reset’ on 2 Major Consumer Rules Means for Colleges By Adam Harris JUNE 14, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Wednesday that the Education Department will …