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90-10 Presents an Annual Compliance Challenge for School Leadership

By Stephen T. Chema II and Ben Walker, Ritzert & Leyton, PC
“90-10,” this simple ratio, represents the Department of Education’s mandate that all proprietary institutions must “derive at least 10 percent of their revenues for each fiscal year from sources other than Title IV, HEA program funds.”

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New Gainful Employment Guidance Falls Well Short of Expectations

By Tom Netting, Co-Executive Director, CSPEN and Public Policy Advisory, Akerman LLP
As is all too often the case with Gainful Employment, we are once again left with as many questions as answers following the publication of the Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #105 – Additional Time for Submission of an Alternate Earnings Appeal and to Comply with Gainful Employment (GE) Disclosure Requirements.

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The Debate Over the 90/10 Calculation … it’s Like Arguing Over How to Design the Interior of a Home That is Built on Land With a Bad Foundation

By Aaron Shenck, Executive Director, PAPSA There are times 90/10 comes up for debate for further changes, and we are in one of those times right now. Quite frankly, the only debate that should be happening on this issue is when will the entire rule get scrapped?

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Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC) Opinion Summary with Impacts

By Nick Falvo, Legislative Counsel, Akerman LLP
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 27, a mere 22 days after oral arguments, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, denied the Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC) motion for summary judgment, while granting the Department of Education's cross-motion for summary judgment, which asked the Court to dismiss APC's claim challenging the gainful employment regulations.

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Schools Want/Need Clarification on Gainful Employment

APSCU submits questions to the Department of Education, receives ambiguous responses
By The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Reprinted with Permission
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) drafted the following questions and submitted them to the Department of Education on behalf of career education institutions. Following the questions are the responses by the Department of Education.

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