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Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students in these programs are eligible for Pell Grants, though not federal student loan aid. Since 2010, the federal government has funded model demonstration programs known as Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability, or TPSID, sites. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Education Department is planning to use undercover agents—known as “secret shoppers”—to monitor colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid for potentially deceptive practices. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Higher ed groups oppose plan to list low-value programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Department officials have said that institutions on the list will be asked to submit a plan to improve their program’s financial value. Students also might receive a warning before they receive federal financial aid to attend a program on the list, according to a department fact sheet.

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Income-driven repayment overhaul draws praise, criticism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students also will receive a warning before they receive federal financial aid to attend a program considered to have a low financial value. “If students are unable to pay back their loans in full, maybe the programs that they attended are not something that the federal government should be funding,” he said.

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If the federal government disagrees with what a state does, there are potential risks to federal financial aid, which would be catastrophic for state higher education systems,” he says. Young says the consequences could be far-reaching. “If

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Biden administration to list low-performing programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, managing director of policy and research at Higher Learning Advocates, a bipartisan nonprofit that works to improve outcomes for students, said the federal government is lagging behind state leaders, who already have been talking about how to define a high-quality postsecondary program.

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‘Gainful Employment’ Rule Examines Abuses by For-Profits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For-profit institutions must comply with a 90/10 rule that limits the amount of revenue that the schools receive from the federal government by requiring that 10% of revenue has to come from non-federal sources. Bill and Defense Department Tuition Assistance benefits, counted toward income from non-federal sources.