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FTC Notifies Proprietary Schools It Intends Assert Authority To Deter Misrepresentations

On October 7, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had sent Notices of Penalty Offenses to 70 postsecondary institutions. The Commission voted unanimously (5-0) to authorize the issuance of the Notices to schools, with FTC Chair Kahn

It's Fall and the CDRs are Here!

Yesterday, the Department of Education announced that it had released the Official Cohort Default Rates (“CDR”) for Fiscal Year 2016. The FY2016 rates track students whose loans entered repayment between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016 as...

ICE: Schools Must Always Issue Forms I-20 Directly; Not Through Third-Party Recruiters

James D. Hicks, Division Chief of External Operations for the Student Exchange Visitor Program (“SEVP”) recently issued guidance for F-1 and M-1 student visa program participants. This guidance seeks to clarify and remind schools that SEVP requires...

In Negotiated Rulemaking, the Department of Education Seeks to Increase Competition Between Accreditors

The initial session of negotiated rulemaking on the topic of Accreditation and Innovation was completed at the Department of Education’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C. this week. What was scheduled to be a three-day session, shrunk to just...

Learn how to develop and implement an effective information security program

Steve Chema will be discussing How to Develop and Implement an Effective Information Security Program at the Private Career Colleges and Schools Region VII Financial Aid Conference in Kansas City, Missouri on January 28. For more information about...