NEWS & OPINION DIGEST ISSUE ARCHIVE 2011

FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS:

Sharon Bob, Ph.D. Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, P.C.

Tom Netting Akerman Senterfitt, LLP

Mary Lynn Hammer Champion College Services, Inc.

MARCH 2011 (Download Summary as PDF)

Washington Perspective

• Coalition for Educational Success Files Suit Against GAO for Professional Malpractice in Error-Riddled Report on Career Colleges
• Coalition for Educational Success Responds to GAO
• FOIA Documents Contradict Public Statements by U.S. Department of Education Officials; Department Sought and Took Advice From Wall Street Short Sellers
• CER Exclusive Analysis
  Reflections on the NACIQI Presentations
• Critic's Perspective
  Ed Dept. IG Shows Why Career College Group’s Claim in Lawsuit is Bogus
• Critic's Perspective
  In House Vote on Gainful Employment, Did Politics and Money Win Out Over Students and Taxpayers?

Education Politics and Policy

• Analysts’ Comments of Sector Wide Interest
  • A Closer Look at Pell Grants in Light of Potential Cuts
  • Q4: An 80/20 Problem – Capella Education Company
  • Q4 Preview—It's All About the Future American Public Education, Inc.
  • New Student Start Trends at Kaplan Similar to Apollo
  • Education: Investors Expect Softer Final GE Regulations
  • Strayer Education: 4Q10 Is Fine; Solid Execution Meets Broader Industry Challenges

Student Loan Issues

• APSCU White Paper Shows Cohort Default Rate Performance Is About Student Socio-Economics, Not Institution Tax Status

Education Trends

• The $10,000 Question
• Is Completion the Right Goal?
• College-For-All Approach Is Indefensible and Wrong, Says Harvard Study
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective For-Profit Colleges
  What Traditional Colleges Can Learn From For-Profits

In the States

• Bill to Tighten Regulation of For-Profit Schools Advances in Legislature
• Kentucky House Approves Bill Altering Oversight of For-Profit Education

Career College Updates

• Unusual Gathering of For-Profit Colleges
• For-Profit Colleges Seek Better Graduation, Loan Default Rates

Legal and Regulatory Issues

• University of Phoenix Cleared in Financial Aid Investigation
• Leader of Federal Student Loan Fraud Ring Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Personnel Appointments and Promotions

• ATI Schools & Colleges appoint Sue Edwards as chief compliance officer

• Apollo Group, Inc. hires Timothy Daniels as president of Apollo Global

Corporate School and News and Reports

• BPI Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
• CECO Career Education Corporation
• CPLA Capella Education Company
• ESI ITT Educational Services, Inc.
• LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
• UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
• WPO The Washington Post Company’s Kaplan Colleges

FEBRUARY 2011 (Download Summary as PDF)

Washington Perspective

• U.S. Labor Department Encourages Applications for Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program
• Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities Files Suit Against U.S. Dept. of Ed to Stop Unlawful Regulations
• For-Profit Colleges Fight Negative Federal Report
• Coalition Seeks Court Order Against Department of Education for Continued Stonewalling of FOIA Request
• Critic's Perspective
  There They Go Again: Career College Lobbyists Twist the Facts in Lawsuit Against the Ed Dept.

Education Politics and Policy

• U.S. Education Department to Clarify Controversial Regulations
• Profiting from Healthcare
  The Role of For-Profit Schools in Training the Healthcare Workforce
• APSCU Releases White Paper on PSCUs in Healthcare, Responding to CAP Report

Student Loan Issues

• Reasons Why Students Do Not File the FAFSA
• Government Sees High Returns on Defaulted Student Loans
• NCLC'S 'Piling It On: The Growth of Proprietary School Loans and the Consequences for Students'
• CBO Says 2011 Pell Grant Costs Still Rising

Education Trends

• The Degree Qualifications Profile
• Analysis, Comments and Reports of Sector Wide Interest
  • 2011 Off to a Rocky Start for For-Profits
  • Our Call with Marketing and Lead Generation Experts Highlights Flight to Quality in Higher Ed Marketing, but Costs Will Likely Rise Too
  • Key Points Regarding Postsecondary & K–12 and Training Sectors
  • Career Education Announces Workforce Reduction
  • Expecting Mixed Q4/10 Results as APOL and ESI Set the Tone; Focus Continues to be on Slowing Enrollment Growth
  • Conversation with University of Maryland University College Regarding Military Enrollment Trends
  • Charges Mounting at For-Profit Colleges
• Study Less, Earn More—At Least in the Beginning

In The States

• Bill Filed to Revamp Oversight of Some For-Profit Colleges

Career College Updates

• Keiser Becomes a Nonprofit; Move Could Mean More State Aid
• Remington College, Like Keiser University, Goes Nonprofit
• University's New Program Aims to Curb Dropout Rate
• Higher-Ed Firm to Move In
• Chamberlain College of Nursing to Open New Campus in Houston in February 2011
• Capella University, an Accredited Online University, Receives Multiple Awards of Excellence from the International Society for Performance Improvement
• University of Phoenix to Launch Dedicated School for Continuing Education
• Eucation 2020 Enters Into Agreement with Penn Foster Education Group for Advanced Placement and Career Elective Courses

Legal and Regulatory Issues

• DeVry Officers Face Shareholder Suit Over Recruitment Tactics, Student Aid
• Texas Takes Action Against For-Profit Schools
• Grand Canyon University Legal Battle with U.S. Ends
• Former Beauty School Owners Pay U.S. Nearly $5 Million to Settle Civil Claims

Finance and Investment

• Private Equity Warming to For-Profit Colleges; Hurdles Remain

JANUARY 2011 (Download Summary as PDF)

Washington Perspective

• Critic's Perspective
  Sallie Mae Puts the Lie to Career College Spin on Default Rate
• No Good Guys in the Fight Over For-Profit Colleges

Education Politics and Policy

• Key Takeaways from APSCU Investment Symposium
• Who Is Auditing the Auditors?
• The Great Relearning
  The Coming College Education Bubble
• Higher Education and the Economy
  Unintended Consequences Apply to Federal Government’s Student Aid Programs
• Student Debt Crisis Threatens U.S. Economy

Student Loan Issues

• Student Aid Policy Analysis
  Survey Concerning the Standardization of Financial Aid Award Letters
• For-Profit Colleges Rake in Millions From Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
• CNBC Presents "Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis"
• APSCU Statement on CNBC’s "Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis"

Education Trends

• Unemployment Rate for College Grads is Highest Since 1970

In The States

• Bill Proposes New Overseer of For-Profit Schools

Career College Updates

• DeVry University Cited As Model Institution in New McKinsey & Company Report On Higher Education Productivity
• Washington Post’s Kaplan Higher Education Sued for Racial Discrimination
• Kaplan Statement
• EEOC Files Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit Against Kaplan Higher Education Corp.
• Kaplan Higher Education Announces Staff Reduction

Legal and Regulatory Issues

• Ex-Kaplan Legal Dean Convicted of E-mail, Web Threats
• Westwood College's Main Denver Campus Placed On Probation By National Accrediting Body

Corporate School News and Reports

• APOL Apollo Group, Inc.
  • University of Phoenix Enrollment Drops Because of Changes to Enrollment, Recruiting Practices
  • University of Phoenix Releases Third Academic Annual Report

Acquisitions & Mergers

• Empire Education Group Acquires Renowned Westmore Academy