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Key Coalition Materials


Key Coalition Materials

  • Gainful Employment: State-by-State Data
  • Protect Students and Taxpayers Coalition Two-Pager
  • Selection of documents showing widespread deceptive and misleading recruiting by colleges
  • Understanding the 90/10 Rule, VetsEd Success, March 2021
  • No More Corinthians: Why Students Need a Strong Borrower Defense Rule, TICAS, February 2021
  • Impact of Gainful Employment Rule on Students Attending the Career Programs by Demographic, July 2015

Student Voices

Hear real stories from real students

 

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 on Pell Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated, Implementing 90/10 Loophole Regulations, and Regulating Institutional Changes in Ownership
  • Over a Dozen Organizations and Over 300 Signers Urge Education Department to Implement a Strong Borrower Defense Rule
  • 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

#NegReg

thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
20 Sep

Stay up to date on the latest Neg Reg and Title IX news coming out of Washington and what it means to your institution and students.

Podcast/Show Notes 👉 https://bit.ly/che-113

#HigherEdPodcast #TitleIx #HigherEdNews #NegReg #NegotiatedRulemaking

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VetRegsFeehan Consulting@VetRegs·
1 Sep

Our Captain, Matthew Feehan, joins multi-award-winning broadcast journalist, @KevinPriceLive, to discuss Education Department’s stacked deck during Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education 2021-22 #negreg (click for audio) #studentveterans #ProtectGIBill #VetRegs #highered

Kevin Price@KevinPriceLive

Education Department’s Unholy Alliance With Registered Lobbyists http://dlvr.it/SXcyXg

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thechangeldrThe Change Leader@thechangeldr·
30 Aug

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

Podcast/Show Notes 👉 https://bit.ly/che-111

#WashingtonUpdate #TomNetting #HigherEdNews #NegReg #NegotiatedRulemaking

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studentlegalnetStudent Defense@studentlegalnet·
30 Aug

Our comments reiterate many of the points that we submitted in a Legal Memorandum to @usedgov via #NegReg last spring.

Now is the time for @usedgov to truly protect both students and taxpayers.

https://www.defendstudents.org/news/body/NSLDN_paper_Legal-Memorandum_FINAL.pdf

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micmaymarMichaela Martin, JD@micmaymar·
24 Aug

@barkowitz @bethanylilly @YuPersis I know there were loads put forward but I'm still holding onto hope for a simple shorter time to forgiveness for more than what was included in the EO. #negreg #Optimist

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#defendstudents

NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
3 Oct

ICYMI: Zovio Takes Steps to Dissolve, Aims to Sell Fullstack Academy for $55M http://ow.ly/B6gp50KQXzv via @HigherEdDive The end of one of the most notorious #4profit colleges that left a trail of damaged students and taxpayers. #DefendStudents https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
29 Sep

Taxpayers are Owed More Than $1 Billion Related to the Student Loan Program -- But Not from Borrowers http://ow.ly/cNKK50KQOgZ via @MarketWatch #studentloans Those questioning the cost of student loan relief should consider this. #DefendStudents https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
28 Sep

Arizona Shuts Down Aspen University Nursing Program http://ow.ly/vf4n50KQfr7 via @HigherEdDive Important to #defendstudents whose lives will be disrupted by this kind of failure https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #4profit #highered

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
27 Sep

#4Profit Everest College Closed in 2013, but its Milwaukee Students Still Struggle to Complete Their Education and Find a Job http://ow.ly/R9cO50KOx68 via @js_newswatch *This* is why we need to #defendstudents from predatory colleges https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
26 Sep

Student Enrollment Declines at Colleges Placed on Probation https://theconversation.com/student-enrollment-falls-at-colleges-and-universities-that-are-placed-on-probation-188710 via @ConversationUS @tophb The question of accrediting agency oversight is a critical element of student protections against fraud https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #DefendStudents

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