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DeVos Calls for Standalone Agency to Run Student Loan Office
Dec 5, 2019
Trump administration wants to create a new agency to manage the Education Department's $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.
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Colleges and Universities Defend OPT Program
Dec 5, 2019
A group of 118 higher education institutions signed on to an amicus brief in opposition to a lawsuit that seeks to end the optional practical training program.
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More Community Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degrees
Dec 5, 2019
Outcomes in several states show positive impacts on enrollment, high completion rates, and earnings similar to those who graduate from four-year schools.
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Report Finds Student Loan Default Rate Higher Among Black Borrowers
Dec 5, 2019
Federal data show startling racial disparities in default rates even after income-driven repayment programs became available.
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ICE Arrests 250 in Fake University Sting
Dec 5, 2019
Feds created a fake university to lure foreign-born college students who were trying to stay in the country on student visas that might not have been legal.
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DeVos to Move Forward with Title IX Overhaul
Nov 26, 2019
The Trump administration is expected to move forward with controversial plans to rewrite rules governing campus sexual harassment and assault allegations.
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California Law Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts as Debt Collection Tactic
Nov 21, 2019
The measure, as written, has raised numerous questions from institutions in the state of California and in other states that serve California students.
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Education Dept. Unveils Updated College Scorecard
Nov 21, 2019
The data now include first-year earnings of college graduates broken down by program level.
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New Push to Close the 90/10 Loophole
Nov 20, 2019
The Protect VETS Act is the first 90/10 loophole bill to receive bipartisan backing in the Senate, a point that advocates hope will spur momentum in Congress.
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Dept. of VA on Track to Launch GI Bill Housing Allowance Updates
Nov 20, 2019
Agency officials testify that they have fixed the computer processing issues and will begin to implement the Forever GI Bill monthly housing allowance changes on December 1.
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Congress Passes Stopgap Measure to Avert Government Shutdown
Nov 20, 2019
Congressional negotiators failed to garner support for including a provision to restore $255 million in federal funding to historically black and other minority-serving institutions—which expired in September—as part of the short-term spending bill.
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International Student Enrollment Stagnates
Nov 20, 2019
While the total number of international students in the U.S. actually increased slightly, the number of new international students fell for the third year in a row.
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New Tennessee Database to Assist Veterans in Getting Military Credit
Nov 20, 2019
Using the tool, veterans can input their military occupational specialty, rank, and training date and receive a list of institutions that may award credit.
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New Report Recommends Changes to Higher Education Regulators
Nov 20, 2019
The federal government should "restore minimal oversight" of accreditors and focus on student outcomes, among other suggestions.
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Massachusetts College Closure Bill Signed into Law
Nov 20, 2019
Measure increases state regulators' authority to monitor institutions' financial strength and requires schools at risk of closing to provide contingency plans for students.
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United Nations Plan to Improve Recognition of Migrant, Refugee Qualifications
Nov 14, 2019
UNESCO backs new system to better track the qualifications of migrants and refugees, but some are skeptical about the plan's value.
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Senators Renew Push to Protect Dreamers
Nov 13, 2019
Lawmakers resume efforts to advance legislation providing permanent protection for Dreamers as the Supreme Court takes up DACA.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on DACA
Nov 13, 2019
Court considers whether the Trump administration illegally ended the program.
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House Passes Protect the GI Bill Act
Nov 13, 2019
Legislation aims to give students additional protections under the GI Bill, but some provisions could be problematic for institutions.
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Education Dept. Cancels Loans for 1,500 Defrauded Students
Nov 13, 2019
Agency sent nearly $11 million in federal loans to two former for-profit schools that were unaccredited and ineligible to receive such aid.