Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to monitor colleges

The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023

A tale of 3 graduate student unions

A strike at Temple University wound down, while movements elsewhere appear to just be starting.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023

Income-driven repayment regulatory proposal would cost at least $230B, Congressional Budget Office says

The nonpartisan CBO estimates the plan would drive up the cost of new and outstanding loans over the next decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023

Shuttered for-profit college firm to pay $28M settlement over closures

The Education Corporation of America stranded its former students with no way to complete their degrees, according to a lawsuit.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 13, 2023

5 state plans to restrict faculty tenure you’ll want to watch

For years, mostly Republican lawmakers have tried to limit or end tenure. But that campaign has picked up steam amid new scrutiny on colleges.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023

Texas bill would overhaul community college funding

The proposed legislation would tie a majority of the state's junior college funding to performance and student outcomes.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 10, 2023

Biden’s proposed $90B Education Department budget features tuition-free community college

The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 2023

House committee advances bills on parents’ rights, women’s sports

In a marathon session, lawmakers debated parents’ roles in educational decision-making and transgender students’ participation in school athletics.

By Kara Arundel • March 9, 2023

Loan servicers charged late fees, interest after on-time payments, federal agency finds

Some providers reversed credit card payments without warning student loan borrowers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 9, 2023

More than half of jobs don’t need 4-year degree requirements, report says

More employers — public and private — are pushing for skills-first hiring, but doing so requires an investment some employers may still be wary of making.

By Kathryn Moody • March 9, 2023

Ivy League sued over ban on athletic scholarships

Current and former Brown University basketball players allege the institutions have violated antitrust laws.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 8, 2023

Legislators urge Education Department to expand race, legacy data in admissions

Eighteen congressional Democrats are making the call to the agency before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on race-conscious admissions.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 8, 2023

SoFi sues Biden administration over student loan moratorium

The loan provider alleges the most recent extension of the repayment freeze was illegal.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2023

Texas universities eschew DEI initiatives at governor’s direction

The domino effect of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s DEI ban is in full tilt.

By Caroline Colvin • March 7, 2023

Kansas Republicans move to block state’s public colleges from using DEI statements in hiring

One state legislator called diversity, equity and inclusion statements “ideological loyalty oaths.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 7, 2023

First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX

The Florida Institute of Technology sought to use esports to comply with the federal law requiring balance between men’s and women’s athletics.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2023

Education Department shares plans to make for-profit executives responsible for colleges’ liabilities

Officials describe new guidance as protecting taxpayer dollars and heading off risky behavior, but for-profits argue the move will limit student choice.

By Rick Seltzer • March 2, 2023

Education Department’s new third-party servicers definition won’t go into effect until September

Regulators extended the deadline to report certain outsourced contracts by four months amid confusion about which entities are covered under new guidelines.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2023

Supreme Court picks apart question of standing in student loan forgiveness lawsuits

Some justices expressed skepticism that GOP-led states and two borrowers even have the right to sue to stop President Joe Biden's program.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 28, 2023

Texas trade association suing to stop new borrower defense rule because it ‘all but ensures’ claims will be approved

Career Colleges & Schools of Texas said Biden administration rules for the program will saddle colleges with liability that makes it difficult to operate.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2023

Judge clears path for most Sweet v. Cardona loan cancellation to move forward

U.S. District Judge William Alsup declined to block most of the $6 billion borrower defense to repayment settlement while three colleges appeal.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 27, 2023

A new Florida bill would reshape public higher ed to Ron DeSantis’ vision. What does that look like?

Legislation would block state colleges from funding diversity programs, abolish gender studies degrees and restrict faculty hiring.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2023

Alaska drops 4-year degree requirements for state jobs

“At present, there are not enough qualified applicants to fill all the state’s job vacancies,” the administrative order said.

By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 24, 2023

Education Department moves to rescind Trump-era regulation on religious student groups

Part of the free inquiry rule is unnecessary because it duplicates First Amendment protections while spawning confusion, officials said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 23, 2023

More scrutiny focused on College Board’s AP African American Studies course

Other red states are joining Florida after the state’s controversial rejection of the course renewed national attention on curriculum censorship laws.

By Naaz Modan • Feb. 22, 2023