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Concessions or a Cave-In?
In softening rules requiring for-profit and vocational programs to prepare students for "gainful employment," Education Dept. disappoints supporters and fails to mollify critics.
Redefining Colleges' Costs and Benefits
When the Nexus Research and Policy Center set out to study the costs and benefits of a bachelor’s degree, the...
Community College Venture Sold
Princeton Review unloads business line that delivers academic programs to two-year institutions seeking to build enrollments.
Ganging Up On 'Gainful Employment'
WASHINGTON — A surprisingly bipartisan House of Representatives approved an amendment to the continuing budget resolution last month that would...
More Than Bridgepoint on Trial
CEO skips Senate hearing examining the fast-growing for-profit online college company, but lawmakers put accreditors in the hot seat.
For-Profit Colleges and Cal Grants
Career colleges shoot down plan to cut awards to their students, but new restriction would limit funds going to institutions with high loan default rates.
For-Profits and Military Money
New GAO report recommends further oversight of Defense Department's Tuition Assistance Program.
The Changed Landscape
House budget legislation, which would cut Pell Grants and restrict regulation of for-profit colleges, shows how federal political environment has shifted.