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House Democrats unveil higher education plan to lower college costs – The Washington Post

October 15, 2019 Jenny

The Democratic-controlled House is expected Tuesday to release a plan to make college more affordable and schools more accountable for students’ success, reviving fraught efforts to reauthorize the main federal law governing higher education. Compared with some of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ higher education proposals, including student debt forgiveness, the House bill is pretty More Info »

Don’t Blame For-Profit Colleges for Debt among Black Students – National Review

October 15, 2019 Jenny

The accusations don’t stand up to even simple scrutiny. For-profit colleges take the blame for a lot of bad trends in our higher-education system. Sometimes it’s deserved. But too frequently the blame is driven by ideology and not objective analysis. And lest we assume that the blue-chip think tanks, the ones full of top-notch academics, More Info »

Report: Federal Outcome Metrics Need to Better Reflect Missions of Community Colleges – NASFAA

October 15, 2019 Jenny

Many higher education advocates have pointed out that current federal outcome metrics do not accurately capture the unique student demographics and missions of community colleges. However, lawmakers have a chance to reform the federal data collection process as they work toward the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), according to a new report. According More Info »

Community College, With Google as Instructor – Inside Higher Ed

October 15, 2019 Jenny

Google’s IT support certificate course will now be offered at 100 community colleges. Here’s how administrations have been using it so far. Google’s foray into education and workforce development is expanding, with the announcement that the company’s IT support professional certificate program will now be offered at 100 community colleges over the course of the More Info »

Student loan default rates inch down as for-profit sector contracts – The Hechinger Report

October 15, 2019 Jenny

Rise in income-based repayment plans masks distress that default rates used to reveal Despite all the concern about the student loan crisis in our nation, student loan default rates have been dropping. In September 2019 the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student aid released data showing two consecutive years of falling default rates. Only More Info »

Colleges look to public-private partnerships for help with sustainability – Education Dive

October 15, 2019 Jenny

As more institutions outsource noncore tasks, some are tapping the private sector for technical expertise and financial support to advance sustainability. Dartmouth College has big energy goals for a small institution that still relies on heating oil to stave off the winter chill. To warm its campus more efficiently, the college wants to change how More Info »

What Lies Ahead for Accreditation (Podcast) – CHEA

October 15, 2019 Jenny

Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), discusses what lies ahead for accreditation, both in terms of federal laws the public’s perception of accreditation and its value. She outlines where we currently stand in regards to accreditation and federal policy, addresses the likelihood of a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, More Info »

HBCUs Plan Cuts After Congress Misses Funding Deadline – Inside Higher Ed

October 15, 2019 Jenny

The Senate’s failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on campuses, wrote Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The group, which represents public historically black colleges, had called on the Senate to pass More Info »

Pima Medical Institute Recognizes National Veterinary Technician Week October 14-20

October 14, 2019 Jenny

Students Receive Hands-On Experience While Making Positive Impact in Their Communities Tucson, Ariz. (October 10, 2019) – October 14-20 is National Veterinary Technician Week. Pima Medical Institute offers Veterinary Technician and Veterinary Assistant programs at 16 of its 18 ground campuses. In honor of the program directors, instructors and students, Pima Medical is using the More Info »

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