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Trump administration to seek merger of Education, Labor departments – Politico

June 21, 2018 Jenny

The Trump administration plans to advocate a merger of the Education and Labor departments as part of a sweeping government overhaul, according to two individuals familiar with the proposal who declined to be named because it’s not yet public. The new combined agency, if approved by Congress, would be part of a broader government reorganization More Info »

Getting higher ed prospect students closer to ‘yes’ – University Business

June 21, 2018 Jenny

New strategies you can use to nurture students from interest to enrollment In my last article, I discussed how digital media channels can reach prospective students and build a pipeline of candidates. This time, we’ll focus on nurturing those prospects to bring them closer to application and deposit. Whether you are recruiting undergrads, degree completers, More Info »

Subcommittee Discusses the Government’s Role in Occupational Licensing – Committee on Education and the Workforce

June 21, 2018 Jenny

Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), held a hearing to review occupational licensing and its effects on economic growth. “Occupational licensing plays an important role in protecting consumers and ensuring high-quality service,” Chairman Guthrie said in his opening statement. “In many cases, it makes sense that More Info »

No Bottom Yet in 2-Year College Enrollments – Inside Higher Ed

June 21, 2018 Jenny

Some researchers are warning community colleges that enrollment isn’t expected to improve, even as they grapple with declines in state funding and demand for better performance and outcomes. Community colleges are used to declining enrollments when the economy is strong and unemployment is low. But some researchers are warning colleges that future declines are only More Info »

Federal Student Aid Posts New Reports to FSA Data Center – IFAP

June 21, 2018 Jenny

Today, Federal Student Aid released three new reports that segment federal student loan borrowers by two demographic levels, including age and location; age and debt size; and debt size and location. The new reports were posted to the FSA Data Center along with a series of updates to the quarterly application, disbursement, and portfolio reports More Info »

Inspecting the Inspector General – Education Next

June 21, 2018 Jenny

Should Auditors Set the Terms of Debate on Federal Education Policy? An adult undergraduate student signs up for an online college class and uses federal grant dollars to pay his tuition. After a few months, his instructor certifies that he completed the course. Taxpayer dollars were exchanged. Was enough education received in return? Enter the More Info »

Should VA employees be allowed to work at for-profit schools? – Military Times Reboot Camp

June 21, 2018 Jenny

Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren’t allowed to moonlight at for-profit schools or receive gifts, services or other financial benefits from such institutions, which enroll tens of thousands of veterans using the GI Bill. But VA officials are considering waiving that rule for most employees ― a proposal that has several military and More Info »

Education Department ordered to stop collecting debts from defrauded Corinthian College students – The Hill

June 21, 2018 Jenny

A federal judge in California has ordered the Department of Education to stop collecting debts from all students defrauded by the for-profit Corinthian College, which shut down in 2015. The court ruled in May that the Department of Education had violated privacy laws by using Social Security Administration information to help it determine how much More Info »

Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Understanding Innovation in Higher Ed – The Evolllution

June 21, 2018 Jenny

In April 2018, the Online Learning Consortium published The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators. The report surveyed over 100 college and university administrators to gain insight into the drivers of and barriers to innovation in American institutes of higher education. In this interview, Jill Buban provides insight into the More Info »

Trump administration to seek merger of Education, Labor departments – Politico

Getting higher ed prospect students closer to ‘yes’ – University Business

Subcommittee Discusses the Government’s Role in Occupational Licensing – Committee on Education and the Workforce

No Bottom Yet in 2-Year College Enrollments – Inside Higher Ed

Federal Student Aid Posts New Reports to FSA Data Center – IFAP

Inspecting the Inspector General – Education Next

Should VA employees be allowed to work at for-profit schools? – Military Times Reboot Camp

Education Department ordered to stop collecting debts from defrauded Corinthian College students – The Hill

Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Understanding Innovation in Higher Ed – The Evolllution

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