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Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Its Three Connecticut Campuses

June 2, 2020 Jenny

On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines WEST ORANGE, N.J., June 1, 2020 — Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training, including automotive technology, the skilled trades, healthcare, IT, culinary, and cosmetology, today announced that it has re-opened its campuses, in East More Info »

ED Simultaneously Backs Away from and Embraces Its Own HEERF Guidance – CooleyEd

June 2, 2020 Jenny

The Department of Education announced it will not enforce its April guidance on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Last week, the Department of Education announced it will not enforce its April guidance on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, further muddling the quick rollout of student and institutional funding under the CARES Act. While More Info »

Sullivan University Launching Online Summer Quarter June 29

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Sullivan’s classes are offered on a convenient, 11-week schedule with four start dates each year. The upcoming summer quarter begins on June 29. As the COVID-19 virus forces campuses to close, many colleges and universities are scrambling to offer online classes. At Sullivan University, it is business as usual. For more than 20 years, Sullivan More Info »

Innovative software to continue nurse training – Community College Daily

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Portland Community College’s nursing program has moved entirely online using innovative software that allows its students to care for actor patients in real-time. The pivot has allowed its students to continue training, graduate on time and find jobs in the critical healthcare industry. Rather than attending clinical experiences to practice More Info »

College leaders call out racial inequities as protests roil the nation – Education Dive

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Dive Brief: College leaders affirmed the need for continued work to address systemic racial inequity as protests over the death of George Floyd and other racial prejudices roil the country. Generally, their statements acknowledge several racist acts that gained national attention in recent weeks and the trauma their campuses may be experiencing as a result. More Info »

Community Colleges Struggled With Emergency Aid Distribution – Inside Higher Ed

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Two-year colleges worked quickly to distribute federal emergency aid, but shifts in federal guidance made the process difficult. Many community colleges already have disbursed aid from the federal CARES Act relief package to their students. Leaders of two-year colleges said they are grateful for the support, but also that it’s not enough money, and that More Info »

Dept. Of Education Discloses Illegal Seizure Of $2.2 Billion From Student Loan Borrowers – Forbes

June 2, 2020 Jenny

In response to a class action lawsuit filed by student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education disclosed that it had intercepted and seized over $2.2 billion in tax refunds owed to a million student loan borrowers, in violation of the CARES Act. The CARES Act suspended all collections on defaulted federally-held student loans from More Info »

Online college classes are here to stay. What does that mean for higher education? – Brookings

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Of the many things that are uncertain about how American higher education will look in fall 2020, one thing is not: Online learning is here to stay. That doesn’t mean that there will be no in-person instruction. Whether or not they are offering some in-person instruction, colleges will need to enable students to participate remotely. More Info »

Student Loan Borrowers Deceived By Income Share Agreements, Says New Claim – Forbes

June 2, 2020 Jenny

Are income share agreements misleading student loan borrowers? A new federal complaint says “yes.” Here’s what you need to know. Student Loans It’s no secret that college is expensive. The latest student loan debt statistics show that 45 million borrowers collectively owe $1.6 trillion of student loan debt. Are there alternatives to student loans? Income More Info »

Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Its Three Connecticut Campuses

ED Simultaneously Backs Away from and Embraces Its Own HEERF Guidance – CooleyEd

Sullivan University Launching Online Summer Quarter June 29

Innovative software to continue nurse training – Community College Daily

College leaders call out racial inequities as protests roil the nation – Education Dive

Community Colleges Struggled With Emergency Aid Distribution – Inside Higher Ed

Dept. Of Education Discloses Illegal Seizure Of $2.2 Billion From Student Loan Borrowers – Forbes

Online college classes are here to stay. What does that mean for higher education? – Brookings

Student Loan Borrowers Deceived By Income Share Agreements, Says New Claim – Forbes

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