U. S. Halts New Rules Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges -
By STACY COWLEY and PATRICIA COHENJUNE 14, 2017
The Trump administration is delaying — and considering dismantling — two new rules
that were a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s crackdown on predatory for-profit colleges.
A key figure in the Education Department’s regulatory rollback is Robert S. Eitel, previously a top lawyer at two companies
that operate for-profit colleges, Career Education Corporation and Bridgepoint Education Inc. Mr. Eitel, who also worked at the department when George W. Bush was president, is the co-chairman of its regulatory review task force
A coalition of 31 military and veterans groups sent a letter to Congress and Ms. DeVos this week stating
that “veterans’ applications for relief remain stalled.”
Last week, a federal court judge in California ordered the Education Department to file a report
within 90 days on one borrower’s application that has been under review for more than two years.
In its announcement, the Education Department cited as reason for the delay a federal lawsuit filed on
May 24 by an association of for-profit colleges in California that is seeking to block the rules.
Under the rules frozen on Wednesday, education officials could, for example, take into account lawsuits, accrediting agency reports
and graduates’ job placement and wage records in deciding whether an institution remains eligible for federal student aid.