The proprietary schools – which include dozens of storefront beauty, computer and culinary operations – would have violated an anti-profiteering law were it not for a loophole that excludes the GI Bill and tuition assistance to active duty military.
U.S. Education
Posted inAccountability, U.S. Education
Get up, stand up: California’s search for education equity
In California, a unique new formula provides extra dollars for poor districts based on how many disadvantaged students they have, and encourages local decision-making and experimentation on how to reach and teach these kids.
Posted inAccountability, U.S. Education
Student loan powerhouse sued for deceptive practices
In a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Navient of a long list of improprieties and deceptive practices in collecting and servicing some $300 billion in student loans.
Posted inU.S. Education
For-profit college industry slips through cracks of accountability
Over the past decade, there have been at least 65 state and federal investigations against for-profit colleges. More than 25 of these investigations have ended in court settlements or judgments worth over $1.5 billion. Yet to date, fewer than 35,000 people across the nation have been confirmed to have gotten any money back from their for-profit schools because of these court actions.
Posted inU.S. Education
School-issued iPads + no internet at home = New barrier to progress
In recent years, schools around the country have made a major push to put wireless devices into the hands of every student. But it creates a disadvantage for those who don’t have access to the internet at home.
Posted inU.S. Education
Life and debt: Profiles of people caught in student loan crisis
More than 8 million borrowers have defaulted on their student loans. For millions more, the financial burden of those loans has altered lives, relationships, even retirements. Here’s a look at how people are coping with their debt.
Posted inInequality, U.S. Education
Does Illinois school funding discriminate against minority students?
A lawsuit has been delayed numerous times, including two rounds of settlement talks. It has dragged on for eight years.
Posted inAccountability, U.S. Education
14 million US kids could be exposed to toxic PCBs at school
A new report could be the most comprehensive investigation into the presence of the toxic substance in public schools since they were first used in classrooms across the United States more than 70 years ago.
Posted inU.S. Education
How Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit behemoth, suddenly imploded
Corinthian Colleges was one of the world’s largest for-profit college chains – and one of the biggest moneymakers. But even in a boom-and-bust business, its closure and bankruptcy in 2015 was a remarkable collapse.
Posted inU.S. Education
East Dallas high school plants, nurtures college dreams
Texas state law guarantees many students a chance to go to one of the state’s flagship universities if their grades place them near the top of their class. But few top students from poor, mostly minority high schools actually attend.