Education Department sued over gainful employment rule

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  The U.S. Department of Education is being sued over its new gainful employment rule by a trade organization representing postsecondary beauty schools. The American Association of Cosmetology Schools, along with one of its members, filed…

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Education Department unveils policy proposals for accreditation, state authorization

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education unveiled several regulatory proposals Tuesday around accreditation, distance education and state authorization ahead of policy negotiations next week.  The proposals are in part intended to ensure that accreditors and state authorizing agencies…

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Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nearly 50 higher education organizations and researchers are asking the U.S. Department of Education to preserve three large-scale studies that track current college students, graduates and how they financed their education.  The Education Department already…

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