Category: Education
Information Released on “State Law Cause of Action” Student Loan Discharge
On June 9, 2015, as reported by Insider Higher Ed and the The Chronicle of Higher Education, the US Department of Education (“Department”) released information related to the loan discharge options of students at schools formerly owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (“CCI”). The fact sheet released by the Department (and […]
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Accreditation on June 17
On June 17, 2015, at 10:00 am, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) will hold a hearing on accreditation as part of their work on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. The hearing will be held in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and will […]
Administrative Penalty for Violating the Incentive Compensation Ban is Repayment of All Title IV Funds
As reported in Insider Higher Education, the Department of Education released a new memorandum providing that violators of the incentive compensation ban (see (b)(22)) face repaying all Title IV funds received. This move comes on the heels of a highly critical report from Department’s Office of the Inspector General on […]
Pay-as-you-Earn Regulatory Package Being Reviewed by OMB
As reported by Regininfo.gov, on June 3, the Department of Education (“Department”) sent the notice of proposed rule making for the Pay-as-you-Earn regulations to the Office of Management and Budget for review. As reported in Inside Higher Ed on May 1, this regulatory package reached consensus from the negotiating […]
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on College Affordability on June 3
On June 3, 2015, at 10:00 am, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) will hold a hearing on college affordability as part of their work on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. The hearing will be held in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and […]
Analysis of APC v Duncan – NY Case Upholding Gainful Employment Rule
On May 27, 2015, in Association of Proprietary Colleges v. Duncan, the District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) “Gainful Employment” rule was valid in its entirety. The Court also held that: Proprietary colleges do not have a constitutionally protected […]
Please Join Me At APSCU from June 2-4, 2015
I will be presenting on two topics at the Association for Private Sector Colleges and Universities Annual Convention and Expo: Outcomes 2025 – being held at the Denver Convention Center from June 2nd to the 4th. On Tuesday, I will be presenting “Title IX, the Clery Act and the Violence […]
Court Upholds Validity of Gainful Employment Rule
In a decision issued earlier today, the federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York upheld the Department of Education’s gainful employment rule and dismissed the challenge brought by the NY Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC). The APC put out a statement disagreeing with the ruling and […]
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Institutional Risk Sharing
On May 20, 2015, at 10:00 am, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) will hold a hearing on institutional risk sharing as part of their work on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. The hearing will be held in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, […]
Please Join Me at the PCCS Conference in Chicago, May 18 & 19
I will be presenting on two topics at the Regions PCCS Conference in Chicago on May 18. My first presentation will be “The Americans with Disabilities Act & Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Obligations for Title IV Schools.” This is largely a primer on ADA and Section 504 concerns, […]