Senate Issues Report on the Emerging Risk
of For-Profit Education

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions released a report June 24 detailing growth, spending, student debt and “unanswered questions” in for-profit higher education.

The report, which draws on publicly available information to shed light on the scope of the Federal investment in for-profit schools and how these schools are using those taxpayer dollars, seeks to “identify gaps in available information about enrollment, student performance, and loan debt and repayment—gaps that gaps that impede effective oversight.”
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The Long, Hot Summer for the For-Profit Sector

Commentary by Michael P. Lambert, Executive Director, DETC

Although summer officially started just a few weeks ago, most for profit, Title IV participating educational institutions would just as soon it was over.
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News Notes

Read the News Notes for updates on the MyCAA Program, the Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the reformation of NACIQI, and more.
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Department of Ed Lays Down Law on Kindle eReader Usage

The United States Department of Education and Department of Justice have just issued a reminder calling for colleges and universities—as well as K-12 school districts—to make sure devices such as e-readers that are required in the classroom comply with accessibility laws. The federal action came on the heels of a settlement agreement made by Justice with five institutions that were running Amazon Kindle e-book readers as pilot programs. According to the agencies, Kindle devices aren't accessible to students who are blind or have low vision.
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DETC Member News

This month, one institution is named a top spot to work, and the president of another wins an election. Read on for news from around the world of DETC member institutions.
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