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Competency-Based Education Advances With U.S. Approval of Program

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  APRIL 18, 2013. Last month the U.S. Education Department sent a message to colleges: Financial aid may be awarded based on students’ mastery of “competencies” rather than their accumulation of credits. That has major ramifications for institutions …Continue reading »

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Foreign Student Safety in Spotlight

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 18, 2013.  Professionals in international education have long had to counter stereotypical depictions of the U.S. as a crime-ridden, pistol-packing kind of place, but this week issues surrounding perceptions of international student safety have been especially prominent: not …Continue reading »

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Regulating Distance Ed

Friday, April 12, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 12, 2013. Institutions that offer online education programs should not be forced to answer to regulators in each and every state where they enroll students, according to a group led by the former U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley. …Continue reading »

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Friday, March 29, 2013

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Jonathan D. Tarnow Partner 1500 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 P: (202) 842-8800 F: (202) 842-8465 jonathan.tarnow@dbr.com www.drinkerbiddle.com Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is full-service law firm founded in 1849 with approximately 650 lawyers in 11 offices nationwide. The …Continue reading »

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Student Aid Can Be Awarded for ‘Competencies,’ Not Just Credit Hours, U.S. Says

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 19, 2013.  It’s official: Colleges can now award federal student aid based on measured “competencies,” not just credit hours. In a letter sent to colleges on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department told them they may apply to …Continue reading »

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U.S. Department of Education Announces New Executive Director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced the appointment of David J. Johns as executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

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Yet Another Departure from the U.S. Education Department

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 6, 2013.  Carmel Martin, the assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development at the Education Department for the past four years, is leaving that post for the Center for American Progress, the center announced Tuesday. Martin will …Continue reading »

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Jonathan D. Tarnow Partner 1500 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 P: (202) 842-8800 F: (202) 842-8465 Jonathan.Tarnow@dbr.com www.drinkerbiddle.com Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is full-service law firm founded in 1849 with approximately 650 lawyers in 11 offices nationwide. The …Continue reading »

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Jonathan D. Tarnow Partner 1500 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 P: (202) 842-8800 F: (202) 842-8465 Jonathan.Tarnow@dbr.com www.drinkerbiddle.com Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is full-service law firm founded in 1849 with approximately 650 lawyers in 11 offices nationwide. The …Continue reading »

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Sequestration and Financial Aid

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 4, 2013.  A few hours before President Obama signed an order officially instating across-the-board spending cuts Friday night, the U.S. Education Department issued guidance on what the automatic budget cuts would mean for federal financial aid programs. The Pell Grant …Continue reading »

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