Molly Hensley-Clancy
Tough Times Ahead For 16,000 Students Of Disgraced College Chain
After the biggest ever shutdown of a for-profit college operator, its students must choose between two equally bad options: clear their student debts, but lose all course credits, or keep the debt and hope for the best.
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Corinthian Colleges Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The largest-ever shutdown of a for-profit college chain ends with the company reporting $19 million in assets and $143 million in debt.
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Silicon Valley Reimagines School
AltSchool raised $100 million to build and expand a network of high-tech private schools.
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Education Groups Were The Biggest-Spending Lobbyists In New York Last Year
The cash is raining down, on both sides of the education debate.
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Teachers Union Calls For Loan Forgiveness For Corinthian Students
The leader of the country's second-largest teachers union said the Education Department's lack of oversight and regulation contributed to the destructive effects of the school's collapse.
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Education Department Directs Former Corinthian Students Toward Other Troubled Schools
A list of "viable schools" released by the Education Department suggests Corinthian students transfer to other for-profit schools under investigation for similar violations.
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For-Profit Corinthian Colleges Goes Out Of Business
Some 16,000 students at Everest Colleges and other schools will be affected.
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Bill Clinton Steps Down From World's Largest For-Profit College Chain
He will be replaced by Ernesto Zedillo, the former president of Mexico.
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"Harry Potter" Publisher Scholastic Is Getting Out Of The Education Tech Business
The company, best known for publishing children's books like Harry Potter, is making an unusual move by stepping largely out of the ed-tech game.
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Arizona State University's Radical New Freshman Year Comes At A Cost
ASU's partnership to offer an online, for-credit freshman year to the masses may also be inaccessible to the poorest students.
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The Education Department Is Working On A Process For Forgiving Student Loans
Buried toward the end of a press release yesterday was a big piece of news for former students of troubled colleges: A formal process for canceling their loans is in the works.
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Corinthian Colleges Will Face $30 Million Fine For Lying To Students
The Education Department will fine the for-profit college company for "substantial misrepresentations" to students at its Heald College chain, which is fighting to stay open.
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Nine States Demand Education Department Forgive Everest Student Loans
The letter from state attorneys general to Education Secretary Arne Duncan also called for a clear process to be developed for defense to repayment claims.
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LinkedIn's Future: First It Was A Publisher, Now It's A College
LinkedIn announced it acquired Lynda.com, a higher ed platform.
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Senators Reach Deal On A Bipartisan No Child Left Behind
Annual testing is here to stay, but many of No Child Left Behind's strictest provisions were dumped.
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How An Education Tech Company Is Targeting Schools Without Computers
Knewton's software creates customized learning plans for students based on how they move through coursework on an electronic device. But for schools short on tablets and laptops, the company will now work with plain paper as well.
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Starbucks Will Now Pay For All Four Years Of Employees' Tuition
The company previously only paid for the last two years. It's part of an extended partnership with Arizona State University Online.
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A Little-Known Student Loan Protection Remains Mired In Mystery
A group of Democratic senators identified a clause in federal student loan contracts that could lead to billions in debt being forgiven. But nobody, including the Education Department, knows how the clause works in practice.
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Education Department Names 556 Colleges Under "Heightened Cash Monitoring"
The government had previously fought to withhold the information of schools where it had stepped up oversight because of concerns. More than half the schools on the list are for-profit.
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Education Department Will Meet With Student Debt Strikers
A major step forward for a growing movement.
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