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TICAS Recommendations for Negotiated Rulemaking Topics

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jul 2, 2021 | Career Education Accountability

Recommendations in response to the May 24, 2021 Federal Register notice soliciting input on topics to be included in the U.S. Department of Education’s upcoming negotiated rulemaking. TICAS’ priorities focus on better protecting students by addressing predatory...

Dreams Dashed: California Colleges Where Many Borrow But Few Repay

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jun 28, 2021 | Career Education Accountability

Over two million undergraduates each year enroll in a college based in California. While many students find that student loans are an investment in their future and can successfully repay their loans, others struggle to make payments, or make payments that do not keep...

Coalition Letter to Education Secretary Cardona

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Apr 21, 2021 | Borrower Defense, Career Education Accountability, Closed School, Gainful Employment

Twelve organizations working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, researchers, civil rights advocates, and others concerned about predatory practices and unaffordable debt in higher education sent a letter urging Secretary Cardona to select a...

19 Organizations Write to Secretary DeVos regarding findings of fraud against College America and other schools owned by Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE)

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Oct 13, 2020 | Career Education Accountability

The letter asks the Department of Education to take immediate steps to stop federal student aid from flowing to colleges owned by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education as a result of a ruling in a case brought by the Colorado Attorney General. The letter asks...

The Evolution of the For-Profit College Industry: New Challenges for Oversight

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Dec 23, 2019 | Career Education Accountability

Cross-posted from the Institute for College Access & Success In recent years, enrollment at for-profit colleges has fallen steeply due to sustained economic growth, the poor reputation of the industry as a result of increasing awareness of documented abuses, and...

Letter from 42 Organizations Urging Senator Alexander to Protect Consumers and Taxpayers

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Oct 9, 2019 | Career Education Accountability

42 organizations urge Senator Lamar Alexander to include robust consumer protection of students and taxpayers in any reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Read the letter

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January 2, 2020

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