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Foxx Announces Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Gainful Employment

WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 6, 2011| Education & the Workforce Press

On July 1, 2011, the first two components of the Department of Education’s controversial gainful employment regulation went into effect.

On Friday, July 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending (full article).

 

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    2012 NACCAS Accreditation Handbook Available

    January 14, 2012 ~ NACCAS

    NACCAS has published their 2012 Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012.  As of that same date, they updated their Standards and Policies as well as their Rules of Practice and Procedure.

    Click here to download a pdf copy of each document.  They can be found on the left side of their page under "Member Resources." 

     
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    January 14, 2012 ~ ABHES

    ABHES has published their 17th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012.

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    January 14, 2012 ~ DETC

    DETC has published their 19th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 4, 2012.

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    October 27, 2011 ~ Education and Labor Committee ~ RSS Article

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    Obama's Student-Loan Plan Scores Political Points but Offers Limited Relief

    October 26, 2011 ~ The Chronicle of Higer Education ~ Kelly Field

    With the nation's student-loan debt approaching $1-trillion, and default rates at their highest level in a decade, President Obama is taking modest steps to ease students' debt burdens.

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