DC Shuttle … U.S. Education Department Announces Corinthian College Debt Plan. The U.S. Department of Education released a forgiveness plan for students of the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges. The plan would… Read more »
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To Knock Down Barriers for Returning Adult Learners, RI Tries Something New
In a historic unanimous vote on May 20, 2015, the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education welcomed College Unbound as a degree-granting postsecondary option in the state, designed to serve… Read more »
Record Sale?
DC Shuttle … Student Data Bills. This Congress, several lawmakers have introduced legislation to protect student data, with two such bills in May. The first bill came from the Sen…. Read more »
Privacy Matters
DC Shuttle … Student Data Privacy Bill. Two bipartisan pairs of legislators are working on bills to protect student data after President Barack Obama called for a stronger plan in… Read more »
Now to the Affordability Question
DC Shuttle … College Affordability Plan Introduced in U.S. Senate. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced her College Affordability Plan, which comprises of four bills affecting Pell Grants. The first would… Read more »
ESEA Does It? No Child Left Behind Could Become Every Child Achieves
DC Shuttle … ESEA Reauthorization Passes Senate Committee. Legislation to replace No Child Left Behind (NCLB) passed unanimously out of committee with a vote of 22-0. About a week before… Read more »
Witnesses at HEA Hearing Say Cut Regs, Streamline Accreditation, Up State Funding, Invest in Innovation
DC Shuttle … Higher Education Act Reauthorization. The House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing entitled, “Strengthening America’s Higher Education System.” Lawmakers… Read more »
What Student Borrowers Are Entitled To?
DC Shuttle … President Obama Announces Student Aid Bill of Rights. President Barack Obama announced the “Student Aid Bill of Rights,” a series of proposals which the administration says will… Read more »
Now Hearing HEA
DC Shuttle … Hearings Begin on HEA Reauthorization. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held its first hearing of the 114th Congress on reauthorizing the Higher Education… Read more »
Peering into Privacy
DC Shuttle … House Begins Work on Student Data Privacy Legislation. The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the House Committee on Education and Workforce held a… Read more »