By Andrew Kreighbaum. Betsy DeVos touts Swiss approach for apprenticeships, but such business-driven career education options remain limited in the U.S. More...
Inspector General Faults Education Department
By Andrew Kreighbaum. In a semiannual report to Congress, the Education Department's inspector general took issue with the agency's proposal to eliminate the gainful-employment rule without other accountability standards in place. More...
To Pursue Federal Aid or Not
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Trump administration wants to spur more innovation in higher education. But some question whether pursuing federal student aid is worth it for alternative providers. More...
Inspector General Will Scrutinize Civil Rights, OPM Providers in 2019
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Education Department’s Office of Inspector General will examine the department’s dismissal of civil rights complaints and the relationship between colleges and online program management providers, it said in its fiscal year 2019 annual plan released last week. More...
The Growing Loan Burden for Parents of College Students
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Parents are taking out bigger loans to pay for their children's college education, a new report finds, and having worse outcomes repaying that debt. More...
Loan Watchdog Starts Group to Fight for Borrowers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's former top student loan official said Wednesday he was launching an organization to advocate for student borrowers across the country. More...
Encouraging More Women to Pursue Skilled Trades
By Ashley A. Smith. Missouri's first female lineman is using her teaching position to draw more women into the male-dominated field. More...
Recommendations for Noncredit Adult Education
By Ashley A. Smith. A new report from a large noncredit adult education institution recommends that similar programs focus on equity and social justice while linking noncredit adult education to work-force development. More...
Report on Funding Free College Programs
By Ashley A. Smith. A new report from the Century Foundation addresses how states can measure the impact increases in enrollment may have on free college programs and how to deal with increased costs for those programs without restricting admissions. More...
Strong Gains From CUNY's ASAP Model in Ohio
By Ashley A. Smith. Three Ohio community colleges that have adopted the City University of New York's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs initiative have seen increases in semester-to-semester persistence rates as well as graduation-rate bumps ranging from 7.9 percent to 19.1 percent. More...