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Report: Education Dept. to Back Kaplan, EDMC Deals

Report: Education Dept. to Back Kaplan, EDMC Deals

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 19, 2017 The Trump administration’s Education Department will sign off on controversial acquisitions of two large for-profit college chains, according to a report by BuzzFeed, which cited department emails the publication said it obtained. Purdue University in April announced its plan to acquire Kaplan University in a complex deal to […]

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For-Profit Task Force No More

For-Profit Task Force No More

Inside Higher Ed With interagency panel launched under Obama no longer active, observers see a Department of Education less interested in leading oversight of for-profit college sector. State regulators may become more important. By Andrew Kreighbaum May 9, 2017 In the midst of a push late in the Obama administration to […]

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