Andrew Kreighbaum

Andrew Kreighbaum joins Inside Higher Ed as our federal policy reporter. Andrew comes to us from The Investigative Reporting Workshop. He received his master's in data journalism at the University of Missouri, and has interned at USA Today and a national journalism institute in Columbia, MO. Before getting his master's, Andrew spent three years covering government and education at local papers in El Paso, McAllen and Laredo, Texas. He graduated in 2010 from the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in history and was news editor at The Daily Texan.

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April 19, 2019
Liberal Group Rips Proposed Changes to Accreditation Standards
Proposed changes to college accreditation standards would reduce transparency and weaken federal oversight, according to a brief released Thursday by the liberal think tank Center for American Progress.
April 17, 2019
Feds Recommend Colleges Clarify Financial Aid Offers
The Education Department this week issued recommendations for colleges to improve the transparency of financial aid offered to students. The department's guidance suggests college financial aid offers should:
April 16, 2019
Report recommends Congress cap borrowing by parents of college students
Lending program for parents of undergraduates has expanded beyond its intended use, leaving many borrowers with debts they struggle to repay, report finds. Co-authors argue Congress should cap borrowing under the Parent PLUS program.
April 15, 2019
Beto O’Rourke a No on Free College
At an Iowa campaign event this month, former Texas representative Beto O’Rourke, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said he does not support tuition-free public college, according to video posted by the progressive political advocacy group Campaign for America’s Future. "No. I am not for free college for all," O’Rourke said in response to a question during a campaign stop at Grinnell College.
April 12, 2019
Proposal calls for eliminating student loan default status for struggling borrowers
Some experts think it's time to rethink how the government collects on defaulted student loans, moving away from punitive measures that may not help borrowers make progress toward paying debt.
April 12, 2019
Proposal Would Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would cut the wait time for debt relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and expand eligibility to any borrower who holds a federal student loan.
April 12, 2019
Call for Accountability System for All Colleges
Senator Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat and member of the Senate education committee, argued in a speech Thursday for a federal accountability system that would apply to all colleges. Murphy said there is an "outcomes crisis" in higher education driven by poor graduation rates and high numbers of student loan defaults. "When I say the federal government has failed students, I mean we have failed students at every type of college -- public, private, for-profit and nonprofit," he said at an event organized by the think tank Third Way.
April 12, 2019
Education Department May Offer Income-Share Plans
Diane Auer Jones, principal deputy under secretary at the Department of Education, said Thursday that the Trump administration is considering establishing a program to offer income-share agreements. Unlike student loans, students who receive ISAs commit to paying back a portion of their salary for a set number of years. While a handful of colleges have offered income-share agreements, they've mostly been limited to shorter-term boot-camp programs. "We're thinking about how we can use the federal programs to do an experiment with income-share agreements," Jones said.
April 10, 2019
Schatz Reintroduces Bill to Repeal Pell Ban
Senator Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat, reintroduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal a quarter-century ban on access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students.
April 5, 2019
Education Department Urged to Evaluate Second-Chance Pell
In a report released Thursday, the Government Accountability Office called on the Education Department to assess the performance of a pilot project to award Pell Grants to incarcerated students. The federal government has awarded $35.6 million to about 8,800 students in the two years since the Second-Chance Pell program started.

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January 7, 2019
Trump administration wants flexibility for accreditors and to encourage alternative providers
The Education Department's proposals for upcoming negotiated rule-making process would narrow the responsibilities of accreditors and modify federal definitions for credit hour and distance education.
May 8, 2018
Critics question Education Department's efforts to help students from Puerto Rico
Four-fifths of the money approved by Education Department to help students from Puerto Rico went to those on the mainland. And critics say new pot of money has application process that will disadvantage island universities.
February 8, 2018
Senate budget agreement boosts student aid and research, but does not restore DACA
Senate budget agreement lifts spending caps in ways that could enable significant gains in spending on research and student aid. But no solution is provided for undocumented students.
October 30, 2017
Many groups are reserving judgment on Trump's pick to head the Office for Civil Rights. With the exception of one issue
Many victims’ rights and civil rights groups are reserving judgment on Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, but advocates for Palestinian rights say his appointment could chill campus speech critical of Israel.
April 24, 2017
March for Science participants say why they rallied
Academics, graduate students and others brave the cold and rain in Washington Saturday to rally for science and research. Participants told Inside Higher Ed why they joined the event.
November 18, 2016
Education Department releases gainful employment data for vocational programs
Graduates who earned certificates at public institutions have larger salaries, but there is wide variation between programs even at the same institutions.
November 10, 2016
Trump's higher ed priorities? Undoing many of President Obama's
Donald Trump provided relatively few clues to what he might do as president, but he'll probably try to reverse some of President Obama's priorities, rolling back regulations, creating new political opening for for-profit colleges and curtailing collective bargaining rights.
September 2, 2016
Clinton campaign taps 2 prominent for-profit critics
Two Obama administration veterans are now advising Hillary Clinton's campaign, suggesting that as president she would continue aggressive enforcement policies of the current Education Department.
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