Today, many higher education institutions are faced with declining enrollment, increasing tuitions and calls to infuse their degree tracks with more practical experiences for students, leading more directly to meaningful… Read more »
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Gainfully Repealed?
DC Shuttle … Education Department to Repeal Gainful Employment Regulation. The U.S. Education Department announced plans to repeal the “gainful employment” rule, which sought to punish higher education programs whose… Read more »
Bill Would Bar States from Suspending Licenses Over Unpaid Student Loans
DC Shuttle … Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Drivers Licenses in Student Loan Default. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bill, the Protecting JOBs Act,… Read more »
Collecting Data
DC Shuttle … Support for Data Collection Bill Grows. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities gave support to legislation it had previously opposed, potentially paving the way for… Read more »
DeVos on ICE
DC Shuttle … DeVos Comments on Undocumented Students Highlights House Hearing. The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Department of Education and heard testimony… Read more »
Down in the Boiler Room
Something as mundane as a campus boiler system can help colleges meet climate goals and offer hands-on research at the intersection of environmental studies and engineering … For many institutions… Read more »
Apprenticeship Boosted in House
DC Shuttle … House Committee Passes Apprenticeship Bill. The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously approved the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act (H.R. 5509), introduced by Majority… Read more »
Funded Government Back Till March 23; No Fix for DACA Yet
DC Shuttle … Bipartisan Budget Act Adds Ed Funding. Following a short government shutdown overnight, both chambers voted to approve spending for the federal government. The bipartisan budget bill funds… Read more »
Trump Says “The Word ‘Vocational’ Is A Much Better Word Than in Many Cases A Community College”
DC Shuttle … Trump Talks About Community Colleges and Vocational Training. The Washington Postreports that President Trump had only one sentence relating to education in his State of the Union,… Read more »
HEA, Perkins Reauthorizations Moving Ahead; Recent DeVos Guidance on Sexual Assault Under Fire
DC Shuttle … HEA Hearings in Senate. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The hearing focused… Read more »