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Amendment to Remove Gainful Employment Rule Spending Limitation Fails in House Approps Committee

The House Committee on Appropriations is currently considering the draft appropriations bill passed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on June 17.  As mentioned previously, Section 309 of this bill contains a limitation on the use of funds to implement and […]

  Jun 24, 2015  |  By    |   On Education

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 […]

  Jun 1, 2015  |  By    |   On Education