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Biden administration releases new gainful-employment rule

[ad_1] About 5 percent of programs required to prepare their graduates for gainful employment would fail the Biden administration’s new rule, Education Department data released Wednesday evening show. The affected programs, many of which are at for-profit institutions, risk losing federal financial aid. The Biden administration released its long-awaited gainful-employment rule Wednesday evening as part of …

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Leon Botstein received $150,000 from Jeffrey Epstein

[ad_1] Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, personally received a gift of $150,000 in 2016 from Jeffrey Epstein, the late, disgraced billionaire convicted in 2008 of sexually abusing children. The New York Times reported that an Epstein foundation, Gratitude America, gave Botstein the funds. He said he donated the funds to Bard, as part …

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Justice Department resolves complaint from Delaware State

[ad_1] The Justice Department has resolved a complaint from Delaware State University about an incident involving a busload of Delaware State students and  the police department of Liberty County, Ga., Delaware Public Media reported. Delaware State filed a complaint with the Justice Department last year, which said that the bus was stopped for an alleged traffic violation, and then …

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Financial literacy lessons from campus career center, alumnae

[ad_1] Budgeting, banking and other areas of personal finance are a lot less stressful for individuals with jobs that pay a good wage—yet college financial literacy programs tend to focus on working with what you’ve got more than on winning a healthier paycheck. Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., bundles a salary negotiation workshop with its …

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An economist spent decades saying money wouldn’t help schools. Now his research suggests otherwise. | KQED

[ad_1] The findings seem like a remarkable turnabout compared to prior research from Hanushek, who had for four decades concluded in academic work that most studies show no clear relationship between spending and school performance. His work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and pushed a generation of federal policymakers and advocates looking …

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Top LMS Features For Nonprofits That Stretch NGO Resources

[ad_1] What Should You Look For In Your LMS For Nonprofits? Aside from operational costs, most of the NGO’s resources are devoted to the cause. And this shift in expenditure creates a unique set of software requirements for the average nonprofit organization. So, what functionalities facilitate these needs? Here are some top LMS features to …

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AI Is Changing Everything, But How Is It Impacting Digital Learning?

[ad_1] How To Use Artificial Intelligence In Corporate Training As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, it has become increasingly important for businesses to stay ahead of the curve. One area where this is especially true is in the realm of corporate learning. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there has been …

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