By Paul Fain. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this week announced a major new grant program in postsecondary education. To advance its goal of improved student success -- particularly for low-income and first-generation students, students of color, and working adults -- the foundation said it is seeking up to 10 "intermediaries for scale" that can work intensively with colleges and universities over a multiyear period. More...
Florida Suspends Health-Care Licenses for Borrowers in Default
By Paul Fain. Florida's Board of Health in the last two years has suspended licenses to work for roughly 100 health-care employees, including nurses, nursing assistants and pharmacists, because the workers had defaulted on their student loans, according to a report by WFTS, an ABC television affiliate in Tampa Bay. More...
Regulating College Closures
By Rick Seltzer. Massachusetts takes a swing at regulating small colleges at risk of shutting down in order to better protect students. Institutions at risk would have to be public about their financial vulnerabilities 18 months before a possible closure. More...
For-Profit Nursing Graduates More Likely to Fail Licensure Test
By Ashley A. Smith. A study published by researchers at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health found that graduates from for-profit nursing programs were more likely to fail the National Council Licensure Examination on the first try compared to their peers from public and nonprofit institutions. More...
New York Governor Proposes New For-Profit Regulations
By Ashley A. Smith. New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed increasing regulations on for-profit institutions as part of his 2019-20 budget plan. More...
Nonprofit Dream Center Facing Bankruptcy
By Ashley A. Smith. The nonprofit Dream Center Education Holdings, which owns the Art Institutes, may be at risk of going bankrupt. More...
Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors
By Ashley A. Smith. Private investment firm, through newly created nonprofit, buys several Art Institutes and South University campuses, raising concerns about transparency and the viability of former for-profit institutions. More...
Student-Centered Learning and Student Buy-In
By Colleen Flaherty. Study finds that student resistance to curriculum innovation decreases over time as it becomes the institutional norm, and that students increasingly link active learning to their learning gains over time. More...
Another Small College Will Close
By Scott Jaschik. Green Mountain says it couldn't chart a path toward financial stability. This semester will be its last. More...
150 Smarter Ways to Use Google Classroom
Are you new to Google Classroom and looking for more efficient ways to use the platform. More...