US EditionU.S. House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax and spending bill last week that includes major changes to education policy and oversight of for-profit colleges.
- Republican lawmakers pushed the bill to reduce federal spending and offset Trump-era tax cuts, aiming to ease regulations, while Democrats and advocates opposed it for weakening protections.
- Key provisions repeal the 90/10 rule for for-profit schools, remove 'gainful employment' as a requirement, and roll back borrower defenses and closed school discharge rules enacted under the Biden administration.
- Advocates warn the bill would make higher education less accessible, increasing debt risks for low-income and first-generation students, with Kyle Southern calling it a rollback of critical student safeguards.
- The bill is now headed to the Senate, where alterations are anticipated; if passed, it may lessen oversight of for-profit colleges and diminish safeguards for borrowers who have been defrauded across the country.
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U.S. House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say • SC Daily Gazette
Proposed changes to higher education policy in congressional Republicans’ tax and spending bill could weaken protections for student borrowers, advocacy groups say. (Photo illustration via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say. The bill, now headed to the S…
U.S. House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say • Florida Phoenix
Proposed changes to higher education policy in congressional Republicans’ tax and spending bill could weaken protections for student borrowers, advocacy groups say. (Photo illustration via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say. The bill, now headed to the S…
U.S. House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say • Georgia Recorder
Proposed changes to higher education policy in congressional Republicans’ tax and spending bill could weaken protections for student borrowers, advocacy groups say. (Photo illustration via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say. The bill, now headed to the S…
U.S. House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say • Minnesota Reformer
Proposed changes to higher education policy in congressional Republicans’ tax and spending bill could weaken protections for student borrowers, advocacy groups say. (Photo illustration via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say. The bill, now headed to the S…
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