PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. (“Phoenix Education” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PXED) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fuel50, Inc., an AI-powered workforce transformation platform. As AI transforms roles across industries, employers are navigating rapid changes in workforce skills and talent needs. Fuel50 brings workforce intelligence, talent marketplace […]
Navitas acknowledges the importance of examining new models and approaches to ensure Western Australia’s higher education sector remains fit for purpose and capable of meeting the changing needs of students, employers and the State’s future economy. As discussions on university reform progress, it is important that the strengths which have underpinned Western Australia’s success as […]
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Perdoceo Education Corporation (“Perdoceo” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PRDO), a provider of postsecondary education, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the membership interests of South University Savannah, LLC (“South University” or “South”) from South University – Member, Inc. (the “Seller”). The material terms of […]
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Newly analyzed data from Covista (NYSE: CVSA) institutions Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) shows that students’ MCAT scores alone do not determine their likelihood of success in medical school. Strong academic support, student services and outcomes-focused curricula can help students achieve success […]
Young Adult Educational and Employment Outcomes by Family Socioeconomic Status shows that among 2009 ninth-graders, there was no measurable difference between high- and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students in the percentage who were employed in 2016 (62 vs. 64 percent), but the percentage who were enrolled in postsecondary education 7 years after being in ninth grade […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on college affirmative action programs: “Our colleges and universities are at their best when they reflect the rich diversity of our nation. On this day last year, the Supreme Court reversed course on decades of […]
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that the Rapid City Area Schools district in South Dakota has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when imposing school discipline and in its implementation of advanced learning programs. OCR’s investigation […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message was posted today on the Education Department’s Homeroom blog. In a letter sent to all staff today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlined comprehensive steps the Department is taking to improve Federal Student Aid (FSA) for students, families, borrowers, and schools. These efforts will ensure FSA works better and […]
During Mental Health Awareness Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase access to school-based mental health services, including: (1) nearly doubling investments in the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professionals (MHSP) grant programs in the current Fiscal Year; (2) making additional investments through […]
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is imposing a $14 million fine as a result of a settlement agreement with Liberty University (Liberty) for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), including with […]