New on WCET Frontiers
State Approval: ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Analyzed & My Call for Delay
Published by: WCET | 3/17/2011
The long-awaiting ‘Dear Colleague’ letter is now here. The letter is meant to answer outstanding questions on this regulation. Sometimes it succeeds and sometimes it fails. Eduardo Ochoa, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, reminds us that: “this guidance is provided […]
State approval: House Hearing, Call to Action, Impacts, & Starter List
Published by: WCET | 3/10/2011
House to Investigate ‘State Authorization’ Tomorrow, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training will hold a hearing titled “Education Regulations: Federal Overreach into Academic Affairs.” We’ve heard that ‘state authorization’ is one of the issues that they […]
State Approval: Running in Two Directions
Published by: WCET | 3/3/2011
As of today, there are 119 days remaining until July 1, when the ‘state authorization’ regulation takes effect. With less than four months to go, we are forced to split our attention in two directions. The first direction is “advocacy.” […]
State Approval: Updates and a Suggestion to Call HELP
Published by: WCET | 2/14/2011
Happy Valentines Day. There has been much action on the “state authorization” issue over the last couple weeks. In late 2010, I had several people assure me that this issue was “not a problem.” It has been fun to watch […]
State Approval: Creating Model Reciprocal Agreements
Published by: WCET | 2/10/2011
I am pleased to welcome Paul Shiffman, Assistant Vice President for Strategic and Governmental Relations as a guest blogger. As reported in earlier blog postings, Excelsior College’s Presidents’ Forum is working on model reciprocal agreements to aid institutions in obtaining […]
State Approval Update: No Extensions for Distance Ed, but WCET Helps
Published by: WCET | 1/12/2011
I learned an important fact this week…institutions offering distance education in other states will need to meet the regulations (if any) of those states by July 1, 2011. There are no extensions. But, keep reading for some good news. In […]
State Approval Regulations: Update on Conversations and Activities
Published by: WCET | 12/21/2010
Okay, I have to confess that I created the title for the December 7 webcast “Clarifying New Federal Regulations on State Approval for Distance Education.” I really appreciated the willingness of Fred Sellers from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) […]
What Do We Know about State Approval of Distance Ed?
Published by: WCET | 12/2/2010
The U.S. Department of Education recently released new regulations regarding the state approval of out-of-state institutions operating in each state. These regulations put some expectations both on states in regulating those out-of-state institutions and the institutions in meeting the regulations […]
Distance Ed Institutions May Need More State Approvals
Published by: WCET | 10/28/2010
The U.S. Department of Education may be requiring institutions that offer distance education courses to meet the state approval requirements for each state in which the institution enrolls students. This morning, I have been sifting through a new “Program Integrity […]
Last Day of Attendance: Audit Results Should Have You Check Your Aid Procedures
Published by: WCET | 8/27/2010
Just a hint…you may want to review your financial aid processes for distance education. Thank you to Michael Jortberg from Acxiom for alerting me to a small item in this morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education postings: Audit Finds Errors in […]