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Farewell to Departments
Plymouth State plans to replace them with clusters. Restructuring and layoffs have professors scratching their heads.
Scorecard for Accreditors
The Education Department has created new data reports on the performance of accrediting agencies, using measures such as graduation and loan repayment rates at colleges the agencies oversee.
More State Funds, on One Condition
To receive portions of the money allocated to them in the new state budget, California's public universities will need to admit more in-state students.
'Open Source' Employee Training
As more companies expand tuition assistance benefits, Amazon says its model -- which focuses on "high-demand" fields -- is the one they should follow.
Getting Tough With a Gatekeeper
Education Department staff proposes termination for ACICS, threatening access to federal aid for the 243 institutions -- many of them for-profit -- the national accreditor oversees. Updated with reactions.
Fighting Access for For-Profits
For-profit institutions that cater to service members see chance to connect with students in Senate-passed provision expanding access on military bases.
Ever-Shrinking For-Profit
Education Management Corp. is shutting down most Brown Mackie College campuses because of dwindling demand for the for-profit and its programs.
Wiping Out Debt
Education Department unveils draft regulations for borrowers seeking federal debt forgiveness, which include an end to mandatory arbitration agreements and requirements for some for-profits to be on the hook to pay for debt relief.