An estimated 15,000 defrauded or misled students will see their loans discharged shortly as Dept of Ed responds to a court order. Washington, DC – Last night, the Department of Education announced its plans to cancel $150 million in student...
Washington, DC – Earlier today, Inside Higher Ed reported that the Education Corporation of America (ECA) will be closing its more than 75 different campuses and beginning to wind down operations. According to federal government data, as of 2017, more...
Students’ and families’ difficulty affording college remains the most significant barrier in their pursuit of higher education. Affordability is a concern for all kinds of students, including the young adults who go directly out of high school. But the cost...
Students’ and families’ difficulty affording college remains the most significant barrier in their pursuit of higher education. Affordability is a concern for all kinds of students, including the young adults who go directly out of high school. But the cost...
Students’ and families’ difficulty affording college remains the most significant barrier in their pursuit of higher education. Affordability is a concern for all kinds of students, including the young adults who go directly out of high school. But the cost...
Washington, DC – Today, the Washington Post reported that Secretary Betsy DeVos has formally decided to reinstate the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as a federally recognized accreditor. Consequently, schools accredited by ACICS will be eligible to...
New Research from Young Invincibles Shows Importance of Online Search In College Search Process for Working Adults and First-Generation Students Searching for a college is not easy, and finding a “best-fit” college can be seemingly impossible for many students, especially...
“There are a lot of well-intentioned, thoughtful efforts to improve college search. It’s not clear that different interests are aware of and learning from each other’s work.” (Participant attribution) This sentiment rang strongly at Young Invincibles’ Transforming College Search convening...
Read the full literature review here. For students without access to traditional college support infrastructure – like college-educated family members, school counselors, and community mentors – finding the best-fit institution is daunting. These students receive college information primarily through channels...
Washington, DC – Earlier today, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the U.S. Department of Education must reinstate the 2016 borrower defense rule, effective at noon today. The borrower defense rule created a clear process for misled or defrauded...