Profit and Higher Ed

By Paul Fain. The regulation of for-profit higher education is a hot topic once again, thanks in part to a second round of negotiations over gainful employment rules, which begin today.
Previous federal efforts to crack down on for-profits crested in 2012 with Senator Tom Harkin’s investigation of the sector. The inquiry yielded a massive report, much of it critical. Yet Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, said some for-profits play a key role by serving neglected students. Read more...