Policy & Legal: Page 162


  • GAO: More scrutiny needed for foreign student work program

    Risks should be evaluated for a visa program for foreign graduates, according to the GAO.

    By Keith Button • March 10, 2014
  • Billionaires and presidents: The week's most read education news

    Could several states fully abandon higher ed support within decades?

    By Roger Riddell • March 7, 2014
  • New campaign targets student loan debt crisis, high college costs

    Education advocates combine forces to wrestle with soaring debt and cost issues.

    By Keith Button • March 7, 2014
  • Purdue makes peace with donor over 'God' on plaque

    The university feared a legal fight over the First Amendment.

    By Daniel Shumski • March 7, 2014
  • Idaho moves toward allowing guns on college campuses

    The bill was opposed by university leaders but is headed to the governor's desk.

    By Daniel Shumski • March 7, 2014
  • Stanford business school strips grad of degree for first time

    The degree holder was convicted of a felony last month, but that wasn't what led to the decision.

    By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2014
  • Embattled Northwestern professor won't finish term

    Students had protested the school's handling of sexual misconduct complaints.

    By Daniel Shumski • March 6, 2014
  • Ousted Santa Fe Community College president to receive $500K settlement

    Ana Guzmán was voted out in December following a contentious year.

    By Roger Riddell • March 5, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    How the world's 10 richest billionaires are shaping education

    Through their funding and influence, these 10 people have (sometimes controversially) made an impact in the education space.

    By Roger Riddell • March 5, 2014
  • Obama budget pushes billions for education incentives

    The proposal would also increase the maximum Pell Grant.

    By Daniel Shumski • March 5, 2014
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    States may fully abandon higher ed support within decades

    Projections say some states are on track to cut off funding entirely. 

    By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014
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    Colleges reluctant to use endowments as cushioning in rough times

    One researcher questions exactly what the funds are for.

    By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014
  • A.P. classes see success with project-based experiment

    An experiment based in Washington state is seeing passage rates improve when traditional lectures are thrown out the window.

    By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014
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    Bethany College cashier admits $1M embezzlement

    The former employee stole the money to pay off blackmailers.

    By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014
  • Tech tools and MOOCs: This week's most read education news

    Find out about Facebook and edX's Rwandan partnership, Google's new MOOC, and more right here.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    6 university presidents to watch in 2014

    These leaders are championing bold agendas, setting the standard for outreach, or overcoming obstacles threatening their schools.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014
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    Are falling college graduation rates a supply-side problem?

    Maybe it's more the schools than the students, an author argues.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014
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    Report: College enrollment will grow, but more slowly

    The Department of Education predicts a 14% increase through 2022.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014
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    Are accreditors keeping up with changing education?

    Competency-based education is just one trend that might not mesh well with traditional accreditation.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014
  • UC Berkeley accused of mishandling sexual assault reports

    Thirty-one current and former students have filed federal complaints. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014
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    Government sues ITT, alleges predatory lending

    The for-profit school pushed students into debt it knew they couldn't handle, the suit says.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014
  • Data for 146K IU students compromised in breach

    Social security numbers and addresses were among the data accessed.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014
  • Can colleges better demonstrate value with student test data?

    Usually kept private, the data is now being used by some institutions to prove their worth to skeptical prospects and parents.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014
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    Audit criticizes disbursement of $222M to distance education

    The federal report says regulators and accreditors aren't doing enough to fight fraud.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014
  • Bob Jones University resumes investigation into handling of sexual assault

    The school had abruptly halted a group's inquiry. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014