A Bureaucratic Shakeup Threatens Future Child Care Research
Plans to restructure OPRE could lead to a loss of valuable child care research
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Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans Amid War with Iran
China’s Agentic AI Controversy
Funding the ADA’s Promise
English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less
The Adult Skills Survey: A Second Look at the US Results
The US is falling dangerously behind in the global skills race and needs to address weaknesses across its education system.
You Want a Piece of Me? The Case for Income Share Agreements
Let’s have college educations less reliant on subsidies, won’t require increased taxes, and allow students to leave school with less debt.
College Ratings System Can Thrive, Even Without Better Data
How can we rate schools without data that tell us what we want to know?
New Gainful Employment Language is Out and it’s Tougher Than Before
The next set of negotiations around gainful employment are kicking off in a week.
How the Negotiators Want to Change ED’s Gainful Employment Proposal
The next round of negotiated rulemaking around gainful employment starts in 11 days.
Unexpected $8 Billion Boon to Student Loan Borrowers
This week, the Congressional Budget Office gave student loan borrowers a surprise reminder of a drop in interest rates on federal loans.
Coming Soon: An International Student Recruiting Scandal
Are non-profit colleges headed for a major recruiting scandal of their own making involving the use of commissioned salespeople?
Ed Trust Measures “Pay It Forward” Plan With Impossible Standard
The proposed “Pay It Forward” program in Oregon continues to pose an existential dilemma for much of the higher ed advocacy community.
Improving Gainful Employment
This policy brief lays out recommendations for strengthening the Obama Administration’s proposal to improve career training programs.