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Congressional Democrats Oppose State Authorization Rule Delay
Jun 14, 2018
Key lawmakers send letter to Sec. DeVos arguing that the proposed delay will have "significant, negative implications" for students, state actors and taxpayers.
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GOP Immigration Revolt Fails
Jun 14, 2018
Renegade group of centrist Republicans fails to force floor vote on DACA deal. House still aims to consider more conservative, hard-line immigration bills next week.
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DeVos Reinstated Troubled Accreditor Despite Staff Objections
Jun 14, 2018
Education secretary disregarded a scathing review by career staff when she restored federal recognition to ACICS, despite findings that the accreditor failed to meet federal standards.
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Federal Data Now Appears in Google College Searches
Jun 14, 2018
Google searches on colleges now present federal data on admission rates, graduation rates, and tuition costs.
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Income-Mobility Rates Higher at Minority-Serving Institutions, Report Finds
Jun 14, 2018
Income-mobility rates are two to three times higher at minority-serving institutions than at non-minority-serving institutions.
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Number of Students Using Post-9/11 GI Bill Declines
Jun 14, 2018
The decrease in usage is attributed to factors such as the number of transitioning service members, their age, and the low veteran unemployment rate.
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HEA Reauthorization Stalls in Senate, House Forges Ahead
Jun 7, 2018
House version of HEA overhaul is seen as too partisan, so many have been eagerly awaiting a Senate bill—a wait that now seems likely to stretch beyond the midterm elections.
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Hispanic Serving Institutions on the Rise, New Data Show
Jun 7, 2018
Growth in the numbers of HSIs provides an opportunity to increase Latino college enrollment, retention, and degree completion.
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Democratic Senators Introduce Competitive Grant Bill that Includes Language from Bi-Partisan Reverse Transfer Legislation Introduced in the House this Session
Jun 6, 2018
Legislation includes language, championed by ̽»¨Â¥, from House bill H.R. 3774 that aims to assist institutions in awarding associate's degrees to students who have met the requirements but not formally received diplomas.
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Court Considers Questions on Education Dept.'s Partial Loan Forgiveness Plan
Jun 6, 2018
Federal judge weighs whether all Corinthian Colleges students misled by their former institution should get full relief of their student loan debt.
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Education Dept. Data Show Drop in Number of For-Profit Institutions
Jun 6, 2018
The number of career colleges and the number of credentials they award have dropped by roughly 20 percent in the last four years.
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California Bans Travel to Oklahoma over Discriminatory LGBT Adoption Law
Jun 6, 2018
Oklahoma is the ninth state (after Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas) that has been subject to the state-funded ban.
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Reports Focus on Low-Income College Students
Jun 6, 2018
New data show that fewer than half of first-time, full-time Pell recipients receive a bachelor's degree after six years at the school where they first enrolled.
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Judge Halts Trump Administration's Partial Student Debt Relief Plan
May 31, 2018
Court rules against Education Department’s new approach to processing student loan fraud claims, ordering the agency to resume full debt relief for former Corinthian Colleges students.
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Education Dept. Delays State Authorization Rule
May 31, 2018
Agency issues another two-year delay on the implementation of its controversial state authorization regulations governing distance education programs.
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New Fix for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
May 31, 2018
Education Dept. announces temporary expansion of program to help public servants at risk of missing out on student loan forgiveness because they enrolled in the wrong repayment plan.
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Accreditation Panel to Study For-Profit Reclassifications
May 31, 2018
Critics have argued that institutions have sought to convert their tax status in order to avoid scrutiny and regulation without fundamentally changing their governance structures.
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Study Finds For-Profits Raise Tuition as Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits Increase
May 31, 2018
Researchers said that for-profit colleges changed their tuition price "to extract surpluses from their students."
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Association Comments on Bankruptcy Standards
May 24, 2018
Education Dept. to reevaluate rules that determine whether student loan debt can be discharged in bankruptcy.
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̽»¨Â¥ Chimes in on New Reporting Requirements for Visa Applicants
May 24, 2018
State Dept. proposal would ask visa applicants questions about their social media usage.