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For-Profits and the False Claims Act

August 15, 2011 ~ Inside Higher Ed ~ Doug Lederman

Days after the Obama administration and several state attorneys general joined a False Claims Act lawsuit accusing Education Management Corp. of violating federal law governing incentive compensation for recruiters, a federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a similar lawsuit against another major for-profit institution, Corinthian Colleges Inc.

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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." 

     
    2012 ABHES Accreditation Handbook Available

    January 14, 2012 ~ ABHES

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

    Click here to download a copy.

     
    2012 DETC Accreditation Handbook Available

    January 14, 2012 ~ DETC

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

    Click here to download a copy and a pdf of the changes that were made for this years publication. 

     
    What's the Real Impact of the President's Student Loan Plan?

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

    White House officials announced a new plan they claim will significantly lower student loan payments. In a speech yesterday at the University of Colorado, President Obama told students, “Americans could see their payments go down by hundreds of dollars a month.” Sounds great – but like most things with this administration, the facts reveal that the average student loan holder is unlikely to see any real impact from this plan.

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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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