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Politico: How to fix education’s racial inequalities, one tweak at a time
PASADENA—Last fall, when introductory biology professors at Pasadena City College erased a rule banning late assignments or makeup exams, their colleagues joked that students would soon have imaginary grandmas perishing every weekend. In years past, [...]
Wall Street Journal: Fight Over For-Profit Colleges’ Funding Centers on Veterans
Jose Diaz-Buttler, a trained mechanic three years removed from the Navy, was seeking steady work in the Bay Area when the 2008 financial crisis hit. After initially contacting Heald College, a nearby for-profit school, to [...]
Inside Higher Ed: Could For-Profit Question Impede Short-Term Pell?
Lawmakers pushing for a dramatic change to the federal Pell Grant program have for months sought to placate liberal critics by arguing that new money wouldn’t go to for-profit colleges. Legislation dubbed the JOBS Act [...]
NBC News: ‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students
An investigation into Premier Education Group shows how for-profit schools with questionable track records are able to fly under the enforcement radar. Read more.
Politico: House Republican Seeks More Relief for Student Veterans After Schools Collapse
The top Republican on a House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee said Wednesday he wants to work with Democrats to expand protections for student veterans faced with abrupt school closures. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), the ranking Republican on the [...]
ABC4 News: College of Charleston announces new scholarship for U.S. military veterans
The College of Charleston has announced the establishment of it's first endowed scholarship dedicated to veterans. Vietnam veteran Gerald "Jerry” Polis, a member of the college's Class of 1962, is establishing the Gerald D. Polis [...]
Military Times: Many student veterans risk eviction for late GI Bill payments. So this city is stepping in.
Student veterans in New York City who are at risk of being evicted from their homes because of delayed GI Bill payments from Veterans Affairs are getting a little extra help from the city’s government. [...]
New York Times: As Economy Roars, Army Falls Thousands Short of Recruiting Goals
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Army fell thousands of troops short of its recruiting goals this year, the first time it has done so since the height of the Iraq war 13 years ago. The shortfall [...]
Inside Higher Ed: For-Profit Chain Will Close Dozens of Campuses
Education Corporation of America, a for-profit higher education provider with locations across the country, plans to close 26 campuses -- a third of its current total -- by early 2020. The closures would affect almost [...]
CNN: Betsy DeVos’ rollback of Obama’s for-profit college rules is almost complete
(CNN) Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is rolling back another Obama-era regulation that was meant to protect students from abusive practices by for-profit schools and colleges. On Friday, DeVos said she plans to fully repeal [...]
New York Times: DeVos Ends Obama-Era Safeguards Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos formally moved Friday to scrap a regulation that would have forced for-profit colleges to prove that the students they enroll are able to attain decent-paying jobs, the most drastic [...]
Military Times: New GI Bill Transfer Restrictions: 7 Things You Need to Know
The Pentagon’s new rules on transferring GI Bill benefits to dependents, announced last week, have created a lot of concern and confusion among service members, veterans and military families. Will you still be able to transfer [...]
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