U.S. House Democrats unveil Higher Education Act overhaul bill
U.S. NEWS — House Democrats offered their vision for overhauling the federal higher education law, introducing Tuesday a rewrite that would boost federal funding for low-income students, simplify how borrowers repay federal student loans, incentivize states to make community colleges tuition-free and reestablish Obama-era regulations on campus sexual assault and for-profit colleges. Committee aides said the proposal…
Read More about U.S. House Democrats unveil Higher Education Act overhaul billNumber of U.S. colleges eligible to award federal financial aid falls to lowest point in 20 years
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Higher education enrollments have been falling for years, a well-documented outcome that can be attributed to some combination of a strong U.S. economy, changes in birth rates and, perhaps, growing doubts about the value of a college degree. Another decline is also unfolding — this one attributable to a mix of economic…
Read More about Number of U.S. colleges eligible to award federal financial aid falls to lowest point in 20 yearsRecent study looks at racial inequality in job quality and education obtainment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study released by Georgetown University in part refutes the notion that African American and Latinx minorities can improve their socioeconomic standing just by going to college. According to the study, between 1991 and 2016, black and Latino Americans increased their likelihood of obtaining and maintaining a good job, but their…
Read More about Recent study looks at racial inequality in job quality and education obtainmentU.S. colleges see fewer Chinese undergraduate students enrolled
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The number of students from China who attend American colleges and universities more than quadrupled over a decade, fueled by an unprecedented boom in Chinese students going overseas for their undergraduate study. But now some colleges that had come to count on the steadily growing stream of full-tuition-paying students from China…
Read More about U.S. colleges see fewer Chinese undergraduate students enrolledConsumer Financial Protection Bureau efforts to fix student loan forgiveness program blocked by Trump Administration
NPR — Starting early last year, the nation’s most powerful consumer protection agency sent examiners into companies that run student loan call centers to try to fix a troubled loan forgiveness program. But the Department of Education blocked the bureau from getting the information it needed, NPR has learned. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is…
Read More about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau efforts to fix student loan forgiveness program blocked by Trump AdministrationIncome-driven student loan repayment programs are not living up to their promise
YAHOO NEWS — The idea is simple: Borrowers make payments based on how much money they earn. But these so-called income-driven repayment plans are mind-numbingly complicated. There are four different versions to sort through, all with slightly different rules. They can be tricky to get into and easy to fall out of, yet they’re becoming increasingly…
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PBS — With frustration like the Tomasulos’ compounded by reports of test-takers gaming the system or out-and-out cheating, more and more people seem to agree — including some colleges themselves, and a few elected politicians. This means the SAT and ACT are facing what could be the greatest challenge in their histories, which stretch back to…
Read More about Fewer colleges require SAT and ACT for admissionAkron Law assistant dean Alisa Benedict O’Brien shares what law graduates look for in their employers
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS — It’s not that younger lawyers aren’t prepared to work hard. Desires for workplace flexibility and an ability to still advance one’s career are not mutually exclusive. Our new grads and law students are definitely looking to their potential future employers to provide growth opportunities and opportunities for work-life balance and professional development…
Read More about Akron Law assistant dean Alisa Benedict O’Brien shares what law graduates look for in their employersArizona State University Law honors distinguished faculty
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — At the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, students learn from some of the nation’s foremost scholars and innovative legal instructors. They have played an integral role in ASU Law establishing itself as one of the highest ranked public law schools in the nation, a leading center of…
Read More about Arizona State University Law honors distinguished facultyBYU Law to host military appeals court
STARS AND STRIPES — The Armed Forces appeals court is based in Washington, but occasionally hears cases at law schools around the country as part of an educational outreach program. Rice’s case will be heard Wednesday at J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
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