U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

California bills target Trump rollbacks of crackdown on for-profit colleges

California bills target Trump rollbacks of crackdown on for-profit colleges

SFChronicle.com by Alexi Koseff SACRAMENTO — California would add financial protections for students at for-profit colleges under measures that Democratic legislators introduced Wednesday in response to the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era regulations. The seven bills would place restrictions on college programs if graduates cannot find good-paying jobs, limit aggressive […]

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Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee The Education Department is “not wedded” to the language it issued in proposed regulations being debated in an ongoing negotiated rulemaking process, Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, told an audience of accreditation professionals in Washington on Tuesday. “Clearly we came to the table with some […]

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Former Republican congressman served on ECA’s board and criticized Trump administration over for-profit chain’s collapse

Former Republican congressman served on ECA’s board and criticized Trump administration over for-profit chain’s collapse

Inside Higher Ed As the for-profit college chain Education Corporation of America navigated financial turmoil, accreditation challenges and federal sanctions during the past two years, it drew on the expertise of a board member with deep experience in federal higher education policy. John Kline, chairman of the U.S. House of […]

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Ed Dept. watchdog to review ACICS approval

Ed Dept. watchdog to review ACICS approval

Education Dive Dive Brief: The Education Department’s internal oversight office on Wednesday announced it will review the agency’s decision to reinstate its permanent recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), The Associated Press reported. The move is in response to a letter sent on Monday by the top congressional […]

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Democrats urge DeVos to take back ACICS’ recognition

Democrats urge DeVos to take back ACICS’ recognition

Education Dive Dive Brief: In a letter issued Wednesday, a group of congressional Democrats called on U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse her decision to permanently restore federal recognition for the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the group said they found new evidence of […]

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