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Debates Differ on Completion Incentives
A growing number of states are experimenting with different ways to encourage students to take more credits.
Education Dept.'s Deregulation Push Gets Mixed Reviews
Trump administration's proposal to overhaul rules for college accreditors is panned by consumer advocates. But online course providers and some who study higher ed say re-examination of accreditors is long overdue.
DeVos to Announce New Push for Deregulation, Innovation
Top Education Department official describes plan to "rethink" higher-education standards through new rule-making process, to be announced today, on accreditation, the credit hour standard, the faculty role online and more.
Opinion
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Great Professor. So What?
Is it really relevant, asks Jonathan Zimmerman, to how he’d perform on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Poll: Most Americans See Higher Ed Headed in Wrong Direction
Democrats worry about tuition rates; Republicans say professors bring their politics into the classroom and colleges have excessive concern about shielding students from ideas they find offensive. Older Republicans are the most critical.
A More Restrictive Rule for Defrauded Borrowers
The Education Department's proposed rule would make students show that a college knowingly misled them while also restricting consideration of loan relief to borrowers in default.
DeVos Rule Would Cut Billions in Student Loan Relief
Education Department proposes regulatory overhaul that would make loan forgiveness less likely for defrauded borrowers. Majority of outstanding loan claims were filed by former for-profit college students.
The Democratic Alternative
The minority party offers its take on the Higher Education Act, including free community college, larger Pell Grants and tougher accountability -- including regulations targeting for-profit colleges.