Filter & Sort
Large For-Profit Settlements
Obama administration and state attorneys general settle cases against EDMC. Could these be a blueprint for others?
'The Good Wife' vs. a Bad For-Profit
A fictional Corinthian-like institution and a debt strike get very close to nonfiction on the CBS show.
Closer Watch on ITT
Education Department tightens its oversight of embattled ITT Tech, citing failures of financial responsibility and federal fraud charges.
Federal Watchdog Eyes Accreditor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau files an investigative demand with a national accreditor that recognizes hundreds of for-profits.
Uniting to Regulate For-Profits
Some analysts see an interagency task force to oversee for-profit colleges as the force behind the latest federal investigations into the sector's practices.
Opinion
Success of Nontraditional Students
The administration's new college Scorecard makes such students invisible, writes U of Phoenix president.
Money for Debt Relief Fight
Corinthian's court-approved liquidation plan will provide $4.3 million for former students, which they will use to press U.S. to grant more sweeping discharges for students of the defunct for-profit chain.
The Hidden Force in For-Profit Closures
As proprietary colleges struggle, banks gain increasing influence over their fates and their dealings with the government.