Monday, November 8, 2021

The Ed Dept revived a financial aid investigative unit. Is it open season on for-profit colleges? - Natalie Schwartz, HigherEd Dive

The U.S. Department of Education announced it is reviving an enforcement division dismantled under the Trump administration that will be responsible for investigating whether colleges are abusing federal student aid and posing a risk to students and taxpayers.  "Vigorously ensuring that schools are adhering to the federal student aid program rules and delivering quality education to students is critical in America's ability to build back better," undersecretary James Kvaal said in the announcement. 

https://www.highereddive.com/news/the-ed-dept-revived-a-financial-aid-investigative-unit-is-it-open-season-o/608648/