By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Trump administration on Friday released an internal staff report showing numerous failures at an accrediting body of mostly for-profit colleges whose federal recognition was restored by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos earlier this year. More...
Private Colleges Give Ground on Student Data
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Lobbying group for independent colleges says it's open to expanding federal data collection on student outcomes but remains opposed to student-level database favored by public colleges and many policy makers. More...
Law Schools Release Survey of Firms' Arbitration Policies
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A group of top law schools on Monday released the results of a survey of workplace harassment policies at law firms recruiting on their campuses. More...
California Higher Ed Leaders Oppose PROSPER Act
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The leaders of the three California public higher education systems on Monday issued a statement opposing the PROSPER Act, House Republicans' proposal to overhaul the Higher Education Act. More...
University, Science, Business Leaders Release Congressional Progress Report
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A coalition of 500 research universities, scientific organizations and businesses released a progress report today on a call for Congress and White House to support and improve innovation. More...
Under DeVos, a Smaller Department of Education
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Inside Higher Ed analysis of employee data shows the agency has shed more than 500 workers -- 13 percent of its total staff -- since the start of the Trump administration. Former officials say that means employees are stretched thin. More...
Ivanka Trump to Press Senate on Career-Training Bill
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The White House said Wednesday that Ivanka Trump, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, plans to meet with Senate lawmakers this week to push for a reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. More...
Seeking Votes on PROSPER, GOP Appears to Come Up Short
By Andrew Kreighbaum. GOP leaders quiet on next step for PROSPER Act after gauging member support this week, suggesting little chance of floor vote soon on House Republicans' bid to overhaul Higher Education Act. More...
House Proposal Would Boost Career and Technical Training, Keep Pell Grant Flat
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A House appropriations proposal for fiscal year 2019 would provide a $119 million increase for career and technical education but would keep the maximum Pell Grant flat at $6,095 in fiscal year 2019. More...
Where Grad Students Struggle With Loan Repayments
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A new report examines student loan repayment rates among graduate students -- and finds borrowers who attended historically black colleges struggled the most to pay down their loans within a few years of leaving school. More...