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For-Profits Step Up Gainful Criticism
As a federal panel reconvenes to negotiate "gainful employment" regulations, representatives of for-profit colleges -- backed by a surprise visit from a key Congresswoman -- step up their criticism.
FTC Joins For-Profit Fight
The government's consumer watchdog -- the Federal Trade Commission -- tightens guidelines aimed at for-profits and tells student veterans to be cautious about the industry.
Further on Gainful Employment
Education Department proposes perhaps its strictest proposed language on the rules so far, a week before negotiators get back to business.
In the Dark on Data
Adult students aren't using College Scorecard and other consumer websites as they consider college, and they aren't interested in performance metrics like graduation rates and debt levels.
Going Global
Laureate Education has quietly become an 800,000-student behemoth and a major player in global higher education. So what is the company, exactly?
No Aid, No Problem
UniversityNow signs up more than 1,000 students for low-cost, competency-based degree programs without the lure of federal financial aid.
Agree to Disagree
Gainful employment rewrite kicks off with rule-making session, but consensus appears unlikely as negotiators are far apart on day one.
Profit and Higher Ed
A new book of essays looks at the role for-profit providers can play in higher education, particularly how they could help promote quality and cost effectiveness.