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New Higher Education Policy Group Forms
Higher Learning Advocates, a bipartisan policy-focused organization, announced its formation today. The nonprofit group, which is based in Washington, said...
New Data on Physician Shortages
The next decade will see a shortage of between 40,800 and 104,900 doctors, according to data released Tuesday by the...
Snow Days on Campus
Much of the Northeast and some Middle Atlantic and Midwestern states were hit by snow and ice on Tuesday, leading...
South Dakota Technical College Wins Aspen Prize
Lake Area Technical Institute in South Dakota won the Aspen Institute's 2017 Prize for Community College Excellence Tuesday. The $600,000...
$137B in Federal Student Loans in Defaults in 2016
An analysis of new student loan data finds the number of federal loans in default at the end of 2016...
Administrator Salaries Up 2.2%; Perks Decline
Pay rose and many perks fell for higher education administrators between the 2016 and 2017 academic years, according to a...
Seeking Help for Those Hurt by IRS Blunder
The Department of Education should give a break to financial aid applicants after an automated IRS data tool was shut...
Rubio Reintroduces Accreditation Bill
Senators Marco Rubio and Michael Bennet this week reintroduced a bill that would create an alternative accreditation pathway. The proposed...