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Federal Regulations: Delays, Reviews, and a Call for Comments

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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Practice

Education Department Confirms ‘Reciprocity’ Definition Clarification

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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Education Department Clarifies Its Intent on State Authorization Reciprocity

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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Practice

Interpreting what is Required for “Regular and Substantive Interaction”

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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Policy

Questions about EQUIP, Ed Department’s Expansion of Aid to New Providers

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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Pending Federal State Authorization Regulations-What Might Be Included?

Published by: WCET | 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 […]

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