Lack of Standard Definition for Job Placement Rates Fuels Abuses
Last Thursday California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a lawsuit against Corinthian Colleges accusing the company of deliberately deceiving prospective students and investors about the...
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Reporting Burden in Higher Education: The Case of the Clery Act
Members of both political parties have decried two seemingly contradictory things in higher education. They want better information to inform students, families, taxpayers, and policy makers – but they...
View ArticleObama Administration Should Stop Punting on For-Profit College Job Placement...
[This post is largely adapted from a previous post that ran on Higher Ed Watch in October 2011.]Last week I argued that the U.S. Department of Education needs to develop a single, national standard...
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What the College Board Trends Reports Won't Tell You
Today, the College Board released its annual sets of trends reports, one on college pricing and one on student aid. Dense, chart-filled works, the documents tell a story of what today’s postsecondary...
View ArticleThe Code of Conduct That Wasn’t
Two years ago, a for-profit college industry group unveiled a voluntary code of conduct for its members. The organization, known as the Foundation for Educational Success, said that the code would...
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The Dark Side of Enrollment Management
The dark side of enrollment management keeps rearing its ugly head.Last week, The George Washington University was forced to admit that it has been lying for years about its admissions policies. While...
View ArticleWhy George Washington U. is Doing Low-Income Students a Favor
Over the last two weeks, George Washington University has been all over the news for lying to its students about its admissions policies. For years, GW has said that it is “need blind” when in fact it...
View ArticleColleges Are Supposed to Report Pell Graduation Rates -- Here's How to Make...
Since 2008, the federal government has spent nearly $200 billion on the Pell Grant program. We know that this sizeable investment has bought a 50 percent increase in the number of people getting these...
View ArticleImproving Gainful Employment
Today the education policy program at the new America foundation is releasing "Improving Gainful Employment." This policy brief lays out recommendations for strengthening the Obama Administration's...
View ArticleNew America Ed Launches EdCentral
New America education policy analysis and information is now available on a fantastic new platform: www.edcentral.org. Please update your bookmarks and head over to our new website. We look forward to...
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