DAILY NEWS 11/18/2019

DAILY NEWS 11/18/2019

 

 

FINANCIAL AID NEWS

Report On The 10 Common Questions Schools Have On Federal Program Reviews

Office Of Inspector General Foresees Continued Issues Regarding Education Department’s Improper Payments

IFAP Notice: Thanksgiving Federal Holiday Processing And Customer Service Hours

 

 

LEGAL AND REGULATORY NEWS

Beginning To Make Sense Of The New Borrowers Defense To Repayment Regulations

Although The Penalties Associated With Old Gainful Employment Rule Never Took Effect, The Few Years Of Data Associated From The Old Rule, Indicates Data On Outcomes And Transparency Can Work… Now Its Time To Apply Transparency On All Institutions Of Higher Education

US Department Of Education’s New Accreditation Rule Eases Process For New Accrediting Agencies To Seek Recognition

Texas-Based Career School Targeted By A Federal Probe That Has Never Produced Any Wrong-Doing Is Fighting Back In Court: Large National Civil Libertarian Legal Group Is Taking The Case To Fight Against Government’s Power Of Indefinite Forfeiture Of Assets Without A Crime

 

 

NEWS IMPACTING STUDENT VETERANS

Press Release From Bipartisan Coalition Of US Senators Proposing A “Compromise” Solution That Would Incrementally Take Away Veteran Choice Over Several Years Instead Of Taking Away Veteran Choice At Once

Washington DC Legal And Lobbying Group Formed To Attack Private Sector Education In The Name Of Veterans Releases Statement In Support Of Senate Legislation Proposing To Incrementally Taking Away Veteran’s Educational Choice

 

 

Graduate Survey Indicating High Value In Short-Term Credentials

National Survey Of 340,000 Adults Found Graduates Of Shorter-Term Programs Found More Value In Their Credential Than Graduates Of Traditional Degrees

Copy Of Report From National Survey Showing High-Value In Shorter-Term Credentials

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA NEWS

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Form “Student Debt Caucus” To Try And Study Solutions To Pennsylvania’s Student Debt Problem

 

 

OTHER HIGHER ED NEWS

College And Accountability

Number Of International Enrollments Dropping