Quality of Education & Student Outcomes

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Senate Republican Committee white paper

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is working on a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The law dates to 1965 and has been reauthorized 8 times. The last reauthorization occurred in [...]

Education Department Hearing: Video of Tanya Ang, Veterans Education Success

Good morning. I am Tanya Ang, Director of Policy and Outreach at Veterans Education Success. Our mission is to protect and defend the integrity and priority of the GI Bill and other federal education programs [...]

The Denver Post: DeVos Should Keep Rules Targeting For-Profit Colleges

For-profit colleges have their place in higher education, but too many operators have proved to be incredibly bad actors over the years, making reasonable rules meant to protect students the smart play.

U.S. Government Accountability Office: U.S. Education Department Should Address Oversight and Communication Gaps in Its Monitoring of the Financial Condition of Schools

The Department of Education (Education) reviews the annual audits of postsecondary schools to assess compliance with financial responsibility standards for schools that participate in federal student aid programs and increases its oversight of schools that [...]

Greensboro News & Record: Opinion: Debt But No Degree

The Trump administration set out to reverse federal regulations developed by its predecessor, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is following that directive. Last month, she froze a rule that would help students get out of [...]

Boston Globe: Fighting Back Against For-Profit Universities

When Stephano Del Rose enrolled in the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, he had bold dreams of a future in Web design and filmmaking. Lured by promises of cutting-edge digital equipment, internships, and [...]

New York Times: Keep For-Profit Schools on a Short Leash

Editorial Keep For-Profit Schools on a Short Leash By The Editorial Board May 1, 2017 For-profit colleges that leave students with crushing debt and useless degrees must be feeling optimistic. They have longed to escape [...]

Inside Higher Ed: Feds Release Financial Responsibility Scores

The U.S. Department of Education this week released the annual update of its financial responsibility test scores for private colleges, which is based on data from 2014-15. The 187 institutions that have a failing score -- most [...]

Here Are the Programs That Failed the Gainful-Employment Rule

For the first time, U.S. Department of Education on Monday released the names of programs and institutions that failed accountability standards for the new gainful-employment rule. Over 800 programs that failed the department’s standards risk losing federal [...]

New York Times: A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges

As college attendance has risen and investment in public institutions has flagged, the United States has relied increasingly on for-profit colleges, with disastrous consequences for many students. For-profits, once a tiny corner of higher education, [...]

Our Testimony before the Evidence-Based Policy Commission

The Post-9/11 GI Bill is America’s chief way of saying, “Thank you” to the men and women whosacrifice their bodies and their time to serve and protect our country. And it’s not just a thanks. [...]

VA’s Letter to the Census Bureau and American Institutes for Research, supporting interagency research project (2016)