By Ashley A. Smith. The U.S. Department of Education wants ITT Technical Institutes to increase its letter of credit from 10 percent to 20 percent after the institution's accreditor questioned its integrity, according to a department letter sent Monday to the for-profit institution. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. The American Federation of Teachers released a report Wednesday examining ways the Education Department can handle failing for-profit institutions. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. Employees at community colleges may be the most affected by the Obama administration's new rules for overtime pay, especially as the sector continues to see dwindling resources from their states. Read more...

By Maxine Joselow. While Wellesley College points with pride to alumna Hillary Clinton, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania stays largely silent about alumnus Donald Trump. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Education Department will push to finalize rule on state approval of online programs before the end of the year. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. On college campuses, voter turnout is low. But voting behavior varies widely across disciplines and regions, a new study finds. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. To receive portions of the money allocated to them in the new state budget, California's public universities will need to admit more in-state students. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Moody's, the credit ratings agency, this week said it changed its financial outlook to negative for three of the seven public universities in Kansas. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) has changed its name to Career Education Colleges and Universities. Read more...