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Education Oct 04
Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industryThe Education Department is recommending restoring a controversial college accrediting agency, giving it a year to resolve remaining concerns.
Education Aug 20
After trying everything to increase graduation rates, this college is cutting backFew colleges have signed onto the national college completion agenda with as much vigor as Sinclair Community College. And while national graduation rates have seen only a slow inching up, Sinclair has managed a big jump.
Education May 20
Prisoners might get access to Pell grants for first time in two decadesThe U.S. Department of Education is poised to announce a limited exemption to the federal ban on prisoners receiving Pell Grants to attend college while they are incarcerated.
Education May 07
Can for-profit colleges survive their slump?The dramatic collapse of Corinthian Colleges isn’t the only shake-up happening in for-profit higher education, as a broad swath of the sector is shutting down or selling off campuses after years of declining revenue and enrollment.