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Feds Discontinue Experiment on Competency-Based Education
Dec 17, 2019
Program allowed disbursement of federal financial aid to competency-based education programs and hybrid programs with some direct assessment.
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House Panel Questions DeVos on Debt Relief for Defrauded Students
Dec 17, 2019
Education committee examines the department's implementation of the borrower defense rule.
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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Campus Anti-Semitism
Dec 12, 2019
Critics are concerned that the directive conflicts with another order, issued by Trump in March, that pressures colleges to safeguard free speech.
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Education Dept. Plans to Roll Out New Pilot Program
Dec 12, 2019
Experimental site program would allow some colleges to limit access to federal student loans and use federal loans to fund private financing products or income-share agreements.
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Congress Approves Revised HBCU Funding, FAFSA Simplification Bill
Dec 11, 2019
Legislation restores $255 million in annual mandatory funding for HBCUs and MSIs and simplifies the process of applying for federal student aid.
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CBO Releases Score of College Affordability Act
Dec 11, 2019
House Democrats' sweeping proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act would cost an estimated $331.9 billion over the next decade in new mandatory spending.
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House Bill Aims to Block Trump Administration's Title IX Overhaul
Dec 11, 2019
Four Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from rolling back Title IX survivor protections.
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Education Dept. Announces New Methodology for Borrower Defense
Dec 11, 2019
Methodology relies on publicly available data to compare median earnings of graduates who have made borrower defense claims to the median earning of graduates from comparable programs.
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Federal Trade Commission and U. of Phoenix Reach Settlement
Dec 11, 2019
University of Phoenix will settle for $191 million to resolve charges that they used deceptive advertising toward potential students.
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Report Finds Completion Rates Slowing
Dec 11, 2019
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse show completion rates still rising across all sectors in higher education, but with a slowing pace.
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Senate Reaches Bipartisan Compromise on HBCU Funding, FAFSA Simplification
Dec 5, 2019
The proposal comes after months of failed negotiations over a legislative vehicle to extend $255 million in mandatory funding for HBCUs and other MSIs, which expired on September 30.
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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.