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Accountability

  • 26 Groups Urge Congress to maintain the Build Back Better exclusion of for-profit schools from the proposed Pell Grant increase, November 2021
  • 37 Groups Share Priorities for Negotiated Rulemaking, July 2021
  • 22 Groups Urge Secretary Cardona to Immediately Address Borrower Defense Claims, April 2021
  • Coalition Letter to the Department of Education Seeking Transparency, March 2021
  • Coalition Letter to the 117th Congress Setting Out Our Shared Accountability Priorities, February 2021

Gainful Employment

  • 26 Groups Urge Congress to maintain the Build Back Better exclusion of for-profit schools from the proposed Pell Grant increase, November 2021

90/10

  • 37 Groups Urge Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell to Support Closing the 90/10 Loophole to Protect Students Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 2021
  • Letter from 33 Veteran Groups to VA on Protecting Veterans from Misleading and Deceptive Practices, April 2020
  • Letter from 37 Veteran Groups with Their Priorities for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, May 2019
  • Letter from 27 Veteran Groups Opposing the Rollback of Student Protections, August 2018
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Editorials

  • How to Stop Schools That Prey on Veterans
    The New York Times
    March 30, 2021
  • Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing
    The Los Angeles Times
    December 9, 2020
  • Why is it so hard for Betsy DeVos to provide debt relief and loan forgiveness to students?
    The Los Angeles Times
    January 2, 2020

Recent Posts

  • Coalition Letter Urging ED to Ensure Ban on Incentive Compensation is Being Followed by Colleges and OPMs
  • Gainful Employment: Using Data to Examine Potential Effects of a High School Earnings Threshold
  • Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Support the Levin Amendment to the America COMPETES Act
  • Coalition letter to US Department of Education on Actions in Response to Zovio, Inc.’s Fraud.ย 
  • What Will Happen If We Reinstate the Gainful Employment Rule?

#NegReg

thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
17 Aug

Washington Update: Neg Reg 2022 Implications for Higher Education Policy - Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Guest Tom Netting.

Podcast/Show Notes ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/che-111

#HigherEdPodcast #HigherEducation #NegReg

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thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
2 Aug

Washington Update: Proposed Changes to Title IX and Protecting Vulnerable Students โ€“ Changing Higher Ed Podcast 113 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting.

Podcast/Show Notesโ–ธ https://bit.ly/che-113

#HigherEdPodcast #TitleIx #HigherEdNews #NegReg

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thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
1 Aug

With six total areas of consensus reached, Netting stresses that the outcomes of Neg Reg achieved a โ€œnice balance.โ€

Podcast/Show Notes ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/che-111

#WashingtonUpdate #TomNetting #HigherEdNews #NegReg #NegotiatedRulemaking

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thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
28 Jul

Washington Update: Proposed updates to Title IX. Get the latest insights from the Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Tom Netting.

Podcast/Show Notes ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/che-113

#HigherEdPodcast #TitleIx #HigherEdNews #NegReg #NegotiatedRulemaking

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CommunityCCRCCCRC@CommunityCCRC·
27 Jul

According to department estimates, 92 for-profit colleges would fail under the new proposed rule based on their total Pell Grant and federal loan volume in the 2019โ€“20 academic year. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07/27/new-regulatory-changes-proposed-education-department#.YuE0K1KjbOE.twitter #negreg

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#defendstudents

NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
18 Aug

Debt Relief for *All* Former ITT Students http://ow.ly/AEwI50KlO5u via @insidehighered A final step for all students defrauded by the predatory recruitment practices at #4profit ITT. We have to #defendstudents against this type of abuse https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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WesleyWhistleWesley Whistle@WesleyWhistle·
18 Aug

Of course, folks believe that students who enroll in #HigherED should be able to earn more than those who didn't attend & earn enough to manage their debt, especially job-training progs meant to train students for specific jobs. We must do more to #DefendStudents & taxpayers.

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
18 Aug

ED approves $3.9 billion group discharge for 208,000 borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute http://ow.ly/pewN50Klkru via @usedgov Another step in remedying ill effects of predatory #4profit #highered. More on how to #defendstudents https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
16 Aug

A '#Houston University' Uses Fake Address, Phony Faculty to Sign Up Students http://ow.ly/4msG50KjYb8 via @KHOU Important to #DefendStudents against predatory actors in #highered https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
15 Aug

ED Often Takes Months to Identify When a College Closes, @USGAO Report Finds http://ow.ly/YUn950KhRJk via @HigherEdDive Important for ED to ensure that students have timely, accurate information about closures to #defendstudents against predatory practices https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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