ITT Tech Campuses Close After Feds Pull Financial Aid
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) ITT Tech has closed down more than 130 campuses nationwide after the Federal government stripped the for-profit college of its eligibility for student aid. The move has left thousands of former students across the US with student loans but no degree to show for the debt. As Shahien Nasiripour writes for Bloomberg, […]
College Operator Sues Feds Over Non-Profit Status Denial
(Photo: Jason Morrison, FreeImages.com) The Center for Excellence in Higher Education has sued the Department of Education only a week after the department denied non-profit status to a chain of for-profit colleges. According to the lawsuit, the department is following a political agenda in an effort to ensure that career schools go out of business. […]
Obama, Feds Look to Support 1.3 Million Homeless Students
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Schools across the nation will be back in session soon, with millions of students returning to their classrooms — but some students need a bit more support. The US Department of Education has released guidelines to direct states and school districts on the best practices to serve the particular needs of homeless pupils. […]
Opinion: Feds Do the Right Thing Supporting Students, Families
By Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D. President, Misericordia University The holiday season came a little early for the millions of collegians who rely on an array of federal grants, loans and programs to realize their dreams of earning college degrees. Our federal legislators completed and passed the $ 1.1 trillion omnibus tax and spending bill shortly […]