What Will Happen If We Reinstate the Gainful Employment Rule?
By: Michael Itzkowitz, Senior Fellow, Higher Education, Third Way, Shelbe Klebs, Education Policy Advisor, Third Way Originally posted via Third Way on February 10, 2022 In January, the US Department of Education (Department) began a negotiated rulemaking process to...Student Protections and the Value of a Gainful Employment Rule
The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.” The HEA does not define “gainful employment,” but in 2014 the Education Department adopted...Accountability That Works: Restoring Gainful Employment and Strengthening Higher Education Accountability Measures
The Gainful Employment (GE) Rule was intended to protect students from low-quality programs that often left them with a mountain of debt and credits of little to no value. Issued in 2014, the GE Rule worked to improve institutional quality while lowering costs and...37 Groups Share Priorities for Negotiated Rulemaking
Coalition letter from 37 groups to the Department of Education sharing its negotiated rulemaking priorities including substantial student and borrower representation among negotiators, and strengthening safeguards against predatory practices from for-profit...Coalition Letter to Education Secretary Cardona
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...Student Voices
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Just when you thought you could stop thinking about #NegReg @usedgov announces topics for table 3!
1⃣TRIO Programs
2⃣Accreditation
3⃣State Authorization
4⃣Return to Title IV
5⃣Cash Management
6⃣Third-Party Servicers
7⃣Deferments and Forbearances
8⃣Distance Education
Today, Biden admin announces its third higher ed #negreg agenda. Topics include (yet again😵💫) accreditation, state auth, and distance ed. Addt'l topics: R2T4, cash management, third-party servicers (likely addresses OPMs and bundled services), and deferments and forbearances. /1
Phew! This is a seriously ambitious agenda for a #NegReg this year. All topics that are much needed.
Accreditation and state auth alone are going to take a lot of time to work through.
Agency Rule List - Fall 2022 by https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain?operation=OPERATION_GET_AGENCY_RULE_LIST¤tPub=true&agencyCode=&showStage=active&agencyCd=1800&csrf_token=4057C3172F1EBE6E8ABA0CB826C3F36E151621FCE81D1FD8473A038ADBB0FA9CB77EE343439A98690D7701BC2079C499FC54
Everyone should have a path to pay down their student debt, and it shouldn’t take a criminal side hustle to do it. @TheHillOpinion #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents #CancelStudentDebt https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
While most people do not turn to crime to pay off their student loans, the demoralizing experience of making student loan payments month after month only to see the balance stay the same — or even grow — is common. 2/3 #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
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