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Trump Education Dept Says It Will Name Colleges Whose Grads Aren't Repaying Loans

1 week ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

The Trump Department of Education announced two weeks ago that it planned to go hard at student loan borrowers who have not been repaying, declaring that on May 5 it would resume collections of defaulted loans. It was the previous Trump administration that halted collections, in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
He Gave $1 Million to Elect Trump. The Justice Dept Just Took His For-Profit College To Trial for Fraud (And Lost).

2 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

Former for-profit college owner Carl Barney donated more than a million dollars to political committees working to elect Donald Trump in 2024. Yet while the transactional Trump has spent much of his first 100 days taking actions, including through the justice system, that benefit big donors, cronies, and other supporters, the U.S. Justice Department this month proceeded to trial in a long-running fraud case against Barney’s now-shuttered schools.
Meet the Would-Be Accreditors Tied to Predatory For-Profit Colleges

2 weeks ago | republicreport.org | Jeremy Bauer-Wolf |David Halperin

The National Association for Academic Excellence, based in Kentucky, seems to be casting itself explicitly as an alternative to the current stock of accreditors the Trump administration is railing against.
New Washington State Law Punches Hole in Multi-State Pact Shielding Online Colleges

2 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

Last week, Washington governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation that will require online, out-of-state colleges that enroll Washington residents to obey the state’s consumer protection laws.
St. Andrews U Says It's Closing in 10 Days

2 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

St. Andrews University, a small liberal arts college in Laurinburg, North Carolina, announced today that it will close in ten days, on May 5. In a statement on the school’s website, the president, Tarun Malik, said, “we have reached a point where financial sustainability is no longer attainable.”It’s a sad day for the school’s students, faculty, staff, town, and proud alumni, a number of whom I have come to know and respect.
For-Profit College Corporation Perdoceo Gave Your Tax Dollars to Trump Inaugural Committee

3 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

A new report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows that the troubled for-profit college operation Perdoceo Education Corp. donated $50,000 to the 2025 Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. Almost all of Perdoceo’s revenue comes from U.S. taxpayers.
U of Idaho President Seems Resigned That U of Phoenix Deal is Dead

4 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

In a radio interview posted today, University of Idaho president C. Scott Green appeared to indicate that the proposed deal for his school to acquire the for-profit giant University of Phoenix is not going to happen. While Green said the action “is still in Phoenix’s court,” he admitted his school “never got the green light” from the state legislature to proceed.
Trump's Education Department is Closing. And Also Starting A Long Rulemaking Process.

1 month ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

Although President Donald J. Trump last month signed an executive order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” and although DOGE efforts and layoffs have cut the Department staff by half, the Department announced today that it will embark on an extensive round of meetings to draft new regulations governing student financial aid.
How Cosmetology Education Cuts Students’ Dreams Short

1 month ago | republicreport.org | Jeremy Bauer-Wolf |David Halperin

Editor’s Note: This piece highlights the findings of Cut Short, a new, comprehensive investigation by think tank New America into the troubling realities of cosmetology education. The full report unpacks how for-profit beauty schools exploit federal financial aid, burdening students with debt while failing to provide a viable path to financial stability.
We're At The Point of Authoritarianism Now

1 month ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

We’ve had the rule of law in this country since 1776, when the colonies declared independence from King George III of England. Our democracy has been deeply flawed in many ways since then. But we’ve never gone as backward, and downward, as we have since inauguration day 2025. We’re right at the point of authoritarianism now. For eight straight weeks, the Trump Administration has issued illegal orders and engaged in illegal actions, across a wide range of matters, with terrible consequences.