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Posted inHigher Education

For-profit beauty school settles class-action lawsuit

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner May 9, 2024September 16, 2024

After four years battling a chain of for-profit cosmetology schools in court, and many more years struggling with debts caused by those schools, about 150 students will receive some financial relief. As part of a settlement finalized this week in a class action lawsuit, La’ James International College, which is based in Iowa, will pay […]

Posted inEarly Education

Curbing private equity’s expansion into child care

Avatar photo by Sarah Carr March 21, 2024March 25, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Holding transcripts hostage may get a lot harder, thanks to new federal rules

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner December 1, 2023December 4, 2023
Posted inFrom The Editors Desk

COLUMN: Conservatives are embracing new alternative school models. Will the public?

Avatar photo by Liz Willen October 6, 2023October 12, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner March 22, 2023March 21, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

When universities slap their names on for-profit coding boot camps

Avatar photo by Olivia Sanchez March 20, 2023March 20, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

‘Wasted money’: How career training companies scoop up federal funds with little oversight

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz February 25, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Withholding college transcripts for loan payment is ‘abusive,’ federal agency says

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner October 1, 2022October 1, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

The unasked question about the student loan bailout: What’s colleges’ responsibility?

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus September 7, 2022September 8, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

Many certificate programs don’t pay off, but colleges want to keep offering them anyway

by Lilah Burke April 30, 2022April 28, 2022

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