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'Gainful Employment' Negotiations End with No Consensus
Dec 18, 2013
The Education Department will now submit their own final draft of the regulations for a public comment period.
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DOMA Ruling Prompts Change in Federal Student Aid Rules
Dec 18, 2013
Education Dept. will now recognize the marriages of same-sex couples for the purposes of distributing federal financial aid.
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Financial Aid Shopping Sheet to See Minor Changes Next Year
Dec 18, 2013
Revised form will feature a glossary of financial aid terms and an expanded customizable box where institutions can provide more individualized information about a student.
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House Bill Seeks to Make College Costs More Transparent
Dec 18, 2013
Bipartisan legislation aims to make net price calculators more useful and accessible for students and families.
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Senators Raise Concerns About Accreditors
Dec 18, 2013
Lawmakers cite concerns concerns about conflicts of interest in the accreditation process, noting that its peer-review system is financed by member colleges and staffed by volunteers from peer institutions.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Carnegie Career College Officials
Dec 18, 2013
Officials charged with conspiring to steal $2.3 million in federal student aid and spending a portion of the money on property, jewelry and vacations.
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Nonprofit Group to Offer Personalized Online College Guidance
Dec 18, 2013
Online tool will use recommendation technology to provide personalized information to low-income students who often lack access to college counseling.
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Budget Deal Expected to Soften Second Round of Sequester Cuts
Dec 12, 2013
Congressional negotiators reach a deal to fund the federal government that would alleviate cuts to research funding and campus-based student aid programs.
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More Programs Would Fail Under New 'Gainful Employment' Proposal
Dec 12, 2013
Thirteen percent of programs subject to the Education Department's latest proposal would fail its two-part test, putting them at risk for losing access to federal student aid.
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Education Dept. Announces New Appointments to NACIQI
Dec 12, 2013
Committee advises the education secretary on accreditation issues and the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education.
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Three Arrested at Florida International U. for Stealing and Selling Exams
Dec 12, 2013
Individuals allegedly hacked into FIU professor's email account, stole four tests, and then sold them to students for $150 each.
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Enrollments Declined This Fall, With For-Profit Sector Hit Hardest
Dec 12, 2013
Enrollments slid slightly as institutions faced a shrinking pool of high school graduates and slow economic expansion.
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U. of Pennsylvania Study Finds MOOCs Have Few Active Users
Dec 12, 2013
New research shows that massive open online courses have relatively few active users who persist to the end of courses.
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DePaul University's Test Optional Admissions Brings Positive Results
Dec 12, 2013
Of the 2,593 freshmen in the school's fall 2012 class, about 5 percent were admitted without standardized test scores, and nearly all statistics from their first school year match those of test takers.
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Education Dept. Seeks Experiments on New Models of Higher Ed
Dec 5, 2013
Obama administration moves forward with plans to relax financial aid rules for colleges that experiment with alternative forms of measuring student learning.
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Online Financial Aid 'Toolkit' Provides Outreach Tools for Guidance Counselors
Dec 5, 2013
Education Dept. launches new web portal to make it easier for guidance counselors and advisers to help students plan for college.
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When Services Exist, Veterans Thrive in the Classroom, Study Finds
Dec 5, 2013
Despite concerns that some veterans might not succeed at college, new research shows that where support services for veterans exist, those students do well in the classroom.
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Average Student Debt Climbs to $29,400
Dec 5, 2013
Both the share of graduates with debt and the average amount they borrowed continued to rise last year.
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College Board Delays Release of New SAT until 2016
Dec 5, 2013
College admissions exam is being rewritten to better meet the needs of students.
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New Study Connects Wealth and Access
Dec 5, 2013
U.S. students whose parents come from a professional background are six times as likely to attend college as students with working class parents.