For-profit colleges win legal battle with Obama administration
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For-profit college regulations struck down in part by federal judge
A federal judge has struck down central parts of hotly debated new federal regulations meant to rein in for-profit colleges that often leave students saddled with debts they…
1 million signatures delivered asking Congress to do more than low interest rates
Congress may have a deal on extending the discounted interest rate on federal student loans, but there are a million people who want them to go further, the…
Brief relief, long-term questions on student loans
Congress might have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year, leaving students on edge…
Student loan bill gets vote in Congress before deadline
After being derided as a "do-nothing" Congress, the House and Senate were poised to vote on a massive legislative package that overhauls highway and transit programs, salvages an…
Durbin says for-profit colleges “own every lobbyist” in D.C.
On June 27, 20 state attorneys general announced a court settlement with QuinStreet Inc., a marketing company working for for-profit colleges, that will shut down the deceptive website…
Vet-targeted college website to be turned over to feds
A company that officials say preyed on veterans for their education benefits by steering them to for-profit colleges has agreed to pay $2.5 million to 20 states and…
The real U-Va. story: The 99 percent win
In the end, it wasn't really so much about the ousted and then reinstated University of Virginia president, Teresa Sullivan, or about the governing board leader, Helen Dragas,…
U-Va. board unanimously reinstates Teresa Sullivan as president
The University of Virginia governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to reinstate Teresa Sullivan as president, more than two weeks after board leaders had forced her to resign and…
For-profit lobbying group questions federal stats after unflattering report
The president of the country’s for-profit college association said school officials have “severe concerns” about an Education Department (ED) report that showed 5 percent of for-profits are in…