Posts Tagged with "Gainful Employment"

Education Dept. to Renew Efforts at Gainful-Employment and State-Authorization Rules

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  APRIL 15, 2013.  The Obama administration is not giving up on efforts to hold colleges accountable for their students’ employability and to force states to step up their oversight of distance education. In a notice to appear in …Continue reading »

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Ed Department v. TICAS

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 26, 2013.  An unusual legal feud between a student advocacy group and the U.S. Department of Education has heated up. The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) is going to the mat in its refusal …Continue reading »

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Education Advocacy Group Objects to Government’s Demand for Its E-mails

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 25, 2013.  A prominent group that advocated for tougher oversight of for-profit colleges now finds itself at the center of a legal battle with investigators from the U.S. Department of Education. The dispute stems …Continue reading »

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Now What?

Friday, March 22, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 21, 2013.  A federal court has again ruled against the U.S. Department of Education on its “gainful employment” regulations, with a decision that is likely to complicate a possible appeal. It could also fuel broader debates about government …Continue reading »

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Judge Refuses to Restore Vacated Provisions of ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule

Friday, March 22, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 20, 2013.  A federal judge has ruled against the U.S. Department of Education on a motion asking the judge to modify part of a decision, issued last summer, that vacated key provisions of the …Continue reading »

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Judge Rejects Education Department’s Appeal in Gainful-Employment Case

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 20, 2013.  A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Education’s motion to amend an earlier ruling thatinvalidated several provisions of the controversial “gainful employment” rule, which the agency issued in 2011 in order to ensure that vocational …Continue reading »

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Vocational schools offer job placement plus education

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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CENTRAL VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL.  FEBRUARY 28, 2013.  Traditional university education isn’t for everybody. Some don’t want to spend the time or money on it, or they just aren’t interested in careers that require a college degree. For many people, vocational …Continue reading »

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The skills divide

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

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BOSTON.COM.  FEBRUARY 25, 2013.  While the U.S. government has just avoided the perils of the fiscal cliff, our nation’s college seniors face a looming crisis of their own: the graduation cliff. This is the moment at which a college student …Continue reading »

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‘They Came for the For-Profits’

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  FEBRUARY 6, 2013.  In remarks to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Tuesday, a Republican Congresswoman used a Holocaust reference to suggest that private college leaders should have stood up to the Obama administration’s regulation …Continue reading »

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For-Profit Backlash

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  FEBRUARY 5, 2013.  Wisconsin is shaping up to be an important front in the battle over for-profit higher education, with a likely crackdown in Milwaukee and a brewing debate over tighter regulations at the state level. Milwaukee’s …Continue reading »

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