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Policy
Federal Regulations: Delays, Reviews, and a Call for Comments
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 7/6/2017
Federal higher education regulations are under fire and the Department of Education wants your input. Let’s give it to them. Only the Teacher Prep regulations suffered the quick death of the Congressional Review Act. Several other postsecondary consumer protection regulations […]
Practice
Education Department Confirms ‘Reciprocity’ Definition Clarification
Published by: Russ Poulin | 1/19/2017
Thank you Ted Mitchell! In his last hours as the Under Secretary of Education, Mitchell wrote a letter to Marshall Hill (Executive Director, NC-SARA) and me confirming the clarifications to state authorization regulations that Department staff made to me and […]
Education Department Clarifies Its Intent on State Authorization Reciprocity
Published by: Russ Poulin | 1/9/2017
To paraphrase Mark Twain: “The report of SARA’s death was an exaggeration.” Department of Education officials recently told me that they recognize the hard work over many years in creating interstate reciprocity agreements for state authorization. They also expressed surprise […]
Department of Education State Authorization Regs – Reactions and What’s Next?
Published by: Russ Poulin | 12/21/2016
It has been a busy few days since the U.S. Department of Education released the final version of its “State Authorization of Postsecondary Distance Education, Foreign Locations” regulations. You can see Cheryl Dowd’s and my initial take on the final rules, in […]
A Lump of Coal for SARA and Other Goodies in the State Authorization Regulations
Published by: Russ Poulin | 12/16/2016
The U.S. Department of Education released its final version of the its long-awaited regulations on “State Authorization of Postsecondary Distance Education, Foreign Locations” earlier today. They will be published next week with an effective date of July 1, 2018. What […]
Practice
Interpreting what is Required for “Regular and Substantive Interaction”
Published by: Russ Poulin | 9/30/2016
As greater numbers of students move into online and competency-based education programs, we have seen new interest in understanding the Department of Education’s regulations. In particular, faculty and administrators seek to understand how the Department interprets rules requiring courses to […]
Policy
Questions about EQUIP, Ed Department’s Expansion of Aid to New Providers
Published by: Russ Poulin | 8/17/2016
On Tuesday, The U.S. Department of Education announced (Department press release, Wall Street Journal story) the eight partnerships that were selected in the EQUIP (Educational QUality through Innovative Partnerships) experimental sites program. The Department sought collaborations between accredited institutions that […]
Practice
Call to Action: Comment on State Authorization for Distance Education Regulation
Published by: Russ Poulin | 8/2/2016
I encourage you and/or your institution to submit comments on the state authorization regulation proposed recently (press release, proposed regulations) by the U.S. Department of Education. In a recent post, I gave you a “first look” at the language, included some […]
Department of Education State Authorization for Distance Ed Regulations-A First Look
Published by: Russ Poulin | 7/22/2016
This morning the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed new regulations (press release, proposed regulations) for the state authorization of distance education programs. Institutional personnel and the public are invited to submit comments by August 24. This post will […]
Pending Federal State Authorization Regulations-What Might Be Included?
Published by: Russ Poulin | 6/15/2016
It’s coming back! The federal regulation for the state authorization of distance education appears to be returning. The Department of Education submitted a proposed regulation to the Office of Management and Budget for its review. The abstract on the OMB […]