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Education Dept. Gave More Than $10M to For-Profit Colleges That Shouldn’t Have Gotten Aid
Under the Trump administration, the Education Department gave $10.7 million to for-profit colleges that should not have received aid.
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Million-Dollar Settlements Help Consumers Harmed by For-Profit Colleges
In recent days, two unrelated developments awarded consumers more than $200 million in victories against high-cost private student loans and…
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For-Profit College Students Share Sagas of Debt, Disillusionment
Higher education has long been viewed as an enlightening experience that opens worlds of opportunity and new horizons. However, the…
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For-Profit Colleges Promise But Seldom Deliver Gainful Employment
Higher education institutions that do not provide its students and graduates with requisite skills and knowledge become money pits that…
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ITT Tech Student Financial Aid at Risk, Calif. Closes 15 School Locations
As another school year gets underway, the Department of Education recently announced a series of actions to better protect taxpayers…
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FTC Investigating Online College University of Phoenix
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans,…
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Trade Schools Have to Find Grads Jobs, or Lose Financial Aid
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals…
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Abusive Lending Practices Target People of Color
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Each year the many forms and products of predatory lending drain at minimum hundreds…
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US Court Upholds Tough Rules on For-Profit College Loans
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations aimed at…
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Gov’t Plan to Help More Students Erase Debt Raises Questions
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who…
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