Category: Higher Ed
Recent Developments in State Authorization
Nancy Anderson, Paul Thompson and Mike Goldstein
Washington State, Oregon and New York have joined California in considering state legislation to fill perceived gaps in enforcement of federal regulations by the Department of Education.
At Long Last…ED Issues Guidance Regarding Implementation of the 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules
The Department of Education has issued guidance to institutions on the Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations.
Nonprofits Impacted by Proposed Legislation Aimed at For-Profit Institutions
Vince Sampson and Mike Goldstein
Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the PROTECT Students Act, which contains numerous provisions intended to target for-profit institutions; however, the collateral impact on independent institutions may be significant.
California Proposals Would Rewrite Rules for Many Nonprofit Institutions
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
Part III in our series on the proposed bills in the California Assembly recaps two bills (AB1341 and AB1342) that would significantly affect both in-state and out-of-state nonprofit institutions and institutions considering a conversion to nonprofit status.
The College Admissions Scandal: Recognizing and Managing a Looming Risk
Travis LeBlanc, David Mills, Vince Sampson and Jay Vaughan
The nationwide indictments by the DOJ exposed the college admissions process to unprecedented scrutiny. Institutions of higher education should consider self-assessment and other proactive measures immediately.
California Jumps in with Sweeping Statutory Proposals – Part II (Registered Online Institutions and STRF)
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
Part two in our series on the seven new bills a group of six California Assembly members have introduced focuses on registered online institutions and the California Student Tuition Recovery Fund.
California VA Agency Extends Comment Period
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
The CSAAVE has extended the comment period on the proposed rulemaking until March 16.
California Jumps in With Sweeping Regulatory, Statutory Proposals Affecting VA Benefits, Other Issues
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
California has introduced a legislative package of seven new bills that would substantially impact institutions operating in California under the approval of or through registration with the BPPE. This is the first in a series of blog posts on these bills.
Accreditation and Innovation Neg Reg Makes Slow Progress
Mike Goldstein, Naomi Harralson May and Caitlyn Shelby
The US Department of Education has extended the negotiated rulemaking process and walked back its most controversial proposals.
Cooley Team at ABHES National Conference
Kate Lee Carey and Jay Vaughan
The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) National Conference on Allied Health Education is February 20-22 in Savannah, Georgia. Cooley lawyers, Jay Vaughan and Kate Lee Carey, will be speaking at the conference.
Redefining Student Success: Informing the Debate on Accreditation and Innovation
Robin Dasher-Alston and Mike Goldstein
The team of negotiators working on the Department of Education’s proposals for substantially revising rules affecting the accreditation process and encouraging innovation will have to face a very basic problem: defining “student success.”
Accreditation and Innovation Neg Reg Opens to Controversy over Significant ED Proposals
Jay Vaughan, Mike Goldstein, Naomi Harralson May and Caitlyn Shelby
The US Department of Education and the panel of 20-plus negotiators this week concluded their first round of discussions on a sweeping set of proposed new rules affecting the regulation of accrediting bodies, distance education and other matters.
