Department of Education

Adjunct Teaching @ For-Profits: The Good, the Bad, and the (Copious) Ugly

By Melissa McDonald In my area, for-profit colleges and universities have really stepped up recruiting efforts. When watching TV, for example, I see 2-3 commercials at every commercial break, often back-to-back and all "encouraging" the viewers to consider what a degree from such-and-such college can...

Department of Education Data Show For Profit Student Default Rates Close to 50 Percent

by Andy Kroll Here’s a shocking new statistic that puts the ongoing regulatory battle between for-profit colleges—the University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, and so on—and the Department of Education into.

If the DOE Tracked Individual College Student Economic Outcomes, Would it “Cheapen” the College “Experience?”

by Nicholas Tampio The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has proposed that the federal government create a database that includes information on outcomes for individual college graduates, such as how much money.

AFT President Says Betsy DeVos a “Lobbyist” not an Educator

P.D. Lesko In a speech yesterday at the National Press Club, AFT President Randi Weingarten juxtaposed two approaches for education that would have vastly different consequences for America’s students. Either build on the bipartisan consensus of the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide all families with...

With the Jobs of 1,400 PTers in Limbo, DOE Criticizes CCSF Accrediting Panel For Conflicts of Interest

by Will Kane The commission that decided to revoke City College of San Francisco‘s accreditation next year did not adhere to several federal regulations when it investigated the school system, the.