Study: Students need more paths to career success
The current U.S. education system is failing to prepare millions of young adults for successful careers by providing a one-size-fits-all approach, and it should take a cue from…
Arne Duncan
For-profit college shares dropping as ED rules approach
A proposal for tougher standards in the for-profit college sector has sent shares of the predominantly-online institutions tumbling, and for-profit school officials are lobbying the U.S. Education Department…
For-profit crackdown brings criticism to ED headquarters
Opponents of the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) proposed “gainful employment” rules said the regulations unfairly target for-profit colleges, and at least one career college advocate said at a…
For-profit schools hit back as ED finalizes regulations
The U.S. Education Department will take longer than expected to formulate new regulations for for-profit colleges, and private-sector school officials expect about 1,000 students to speak out against…
Educational innovation gets boost under new programs
A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.
Proposed federal rules crack down on for-profit schools
The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations July 23 that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or…
Feds: Make eReaders accessible to all students
The federal government will help schools and colleges using eReaders such as the Amazon Kindle to comply with laws giving students with disabilities equal access to emerging classroom…
ED looks to crack down on misleading college recruiting
Some of the nation’s largest online colleges could be barred from tying recruiters’ pay to the number of students they enroll if the Obama administration’s new list of…
House boosts college aid for students in need
Riding the coattails of a historic health care vote, the House on March 21 also passed a broad reorganization of college aid that affects millions of students and…
Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim
Congressional Democrats on March 18 trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college…