The federal Department of Education is refusing to process debt relief claims from tens of thousands of students who had federal loans to attend Corinthian Colleges, California’s attorney general has claimed in the latest lawsuit…
Dismissive attitudes toward higher education have won new attention recently, with some politicians arguing that college degrees are no longer necessary or not worth the investment. DeRionne Pollardis president of Montgomery College in Maryland and…
A government watchdog is urging the U.S. Education Department (ED) to resume the process of forgiving student loans for tens of thousands Americans who were defrauded by for-profit colleges. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press….
The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Tuesday began to mark up its bill to revamp the Higher Education Act, which kicked off with a partisan yet cordial tone. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community…
It’s not a new pitch, but Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce is making it again — Mississippi needs to get more educated in a hurry. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This…
A higher education task force has approved a plan to move seven of Oklahoma’s community colleges under the authority of larger governing boards. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not…
Based on performance: More than half of states allocate funds to their public two-year colleges based on the institutions’ performance. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the civil rights office in the Education Department says he’ll enforce the nation’s antidiscrimination policy in schools, including for LGBTQ students. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights…
The federal government recently released a new set of student outcome measures that are an improvement over traditional graduation rate metrics but still fall short of the data needed to better understand community college student…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Friday released a 542-page bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act that would significantly change federal student aid, such as allowing students to tap Pell grants…