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Education Jun 16

Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

By Associated Press

Education Dec 11

For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say

Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior.

By Jasper Craven, The Hechinger Report

Education Nov 08

Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday said she will forgive certain student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Nov 01

Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse?

The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight.

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

Education Jan 03

For-profit college company agrees to erase $500 million in student debt

State attorneys general called the agreement a victory for students, saying it will provide debt relief to more than 179,000 borrowers across the country.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Oct 23

Why these veterans regret their for-profit college degrees — and debt

By Karina Hernandez, The Hechinger Report

A new documentary illuminates how veterans have been particularly vulnerable to abuses by the for-profit college industry.

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Oct 04

Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industry

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The Education Department is recommending restoring a controversial college accrediting agency, giving it a year to resolve remaining concerns.

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Aug 10

DeVos proposes rollback of for-profit college rule

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

DeVos' proposal represents the Education Department's second planned rollback of a major Obama-era rule in a matter of weeks.

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Dec 20

Students defrauded by for-profit colleges may not get full financial relief

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

Students who were defrauded by the for-profit Corinthian Colleges may not get their loans forgiven entirely, the Education Department announced Wednesday, in a reversal of the Obama administration policy of wiping out the debt.

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Oct 05

For-profit college students twice as likely to default on loans, report says

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

The report comes as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rewrites rules that had been put in place by the Obama administration to protect students who said they were defrauded by their for-profit colleges.

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