Taxpayer student aid and contingency on success

San Francisco Chronicle:

What standards should career education programs have to qualify for federal student grants and loans? The U.S. Department of Education already has drafted a "gainful employment rule" that could limit the flow of taxpayer-backed student aid to some education and training programs. The for-profit education industry, however, has dug in to oppose the proposed regulation, which is still under review.

The commentaries on these pages offer two views of the controversy.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 22, 2010 2:32 AM
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