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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 -
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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 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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How can the Education Department build a list of low-value college programs?
Some prominent higher ed groups rejected the proposal altogether, while others suggested metrics they say could make it work.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2023 -
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The Education Department must survey every federally funded college on sexual violence, without money from Congress. What’s next?
The agency must deliver a report to lawmakers by 2024. But policy experts aren’t sure it can even scrape together the survey in time.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 21, 2023 -
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ABA will have members vote on test-optional proposal — again
The association's House of Delegates will take up the same plan in August after knocking it down at the beginning of February.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 17, 2023 -
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Education Department to review guidance allowing revenue-share agreements with OPMs
These arrangements have been under fire for years from lawmakers and policy advocates, who say they don’t comply with federal law.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2023 -
30 higher ed groups praise IDR proposals but call for comprehensive student loan reform
The American Council on Education called on the U.S. Department of Education to work with Congress to review the entire system.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2023 -
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House ed hearing highlights areas of division, agreement
School choice, support for student gender identities and instructional approaches were among points of contention in the Wednesday session.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 9, 2023 -
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Deep DiveFree college keeps growing — at the state level
Elected officials are calling for new programs and expansions. Policy wonks sometimes critique design choices, but free remains a powerful hook.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 9, 2023 -
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What college administrators should keep tabs on in 2023
These are the trends, stories and key admissions topics that are expected to shape the year ahead.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2023 -
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FTC approves order requiring Chegg to tighten data security
The ed tech provider experienced four security breaches since 2017, exposing sensitive data of millions of its customers and employees.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 2, 2023 -
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State support for higher ed set to jump 6.6% in 2023 before inflation
Higher ed funding rose in 38 states, an annual early measure finds. Five-year trends are up, too. But inflation is likely taking a bite out of increases.
By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 2, 2023 -
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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions
Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 1, 2023 -
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Education Department ramping up Title IX enforcement on pregnancy issues
The agency’s recent rebuke of Troy University signals continued oversight in this area — for which colleges should prepare, experts say.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 1, 2023 -
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OpinionDeLauro: For-profit online program management companies are the new predators in higher education
The ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee calls for an end to OPM tuition sharing based on enrollment.
By Rosa DeLauro • Jan. 31, 2023 -
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New Jersey bill would limit college transcript holds
Under proposed legislation, colleges mostly wouldn’t be able to block access to students’ academic records if they owed nontuition expenses.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2023 -
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New Jersey governor pushes financial responsibility package in wake of state college financial troubles
Gov. Phil Murphy is proposing new auditing requirements and additional oversight authority for the state’s secretary of education.
By Lilah Burke • Updated Jan. 21, 2023 -
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to end Title IX exemptions for religious colleges
The plaintiffs failed to prove religious exemptions were created to target LGBTQ students, the judge said.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 18, 2023 -
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Foxx renews oversight requests after retaking House education chair
The North Carolina Republican is once again pressing the Education Department to detail how it supports academic freedom on college campuses.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2023 -
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Education Department struggled to examine whether colleges were misrepresenting themselves, watchdog finds
Turnover hampered a unit overseeing a ban on colleges lying about programs, costs and student outcomes, the Government Accountability Office said.
By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 13, 2023 -
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JPMorgan Chase alleges ed tech firm faked student accounts to lure it into acquisition
A recent lawsuit accuses executives of Frank, a platform to help students apply for federal financial aid, of lying about the number of users it had.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 12, 2023 -
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Terry Hartle’s replacement named at American Council on Education
His successor takes over Feb. 1, navigating a politically fraught and gridlocked Congress.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 11, 2023
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