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Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's New Gainful Employment Rule

Press Release

Date: Sept. 28, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Higher Education

"Under the Trump Administration, when the Gainful Employment rule was eliminated, for-profit colleges had free rein to prey on students and raked in heaps of Title IV funding without adequate oversight. We saw the damage these for-profit programs -- or more appropriately called "scams' -- caused students when they went unchecked. Students were buried in debt and left with nothing but a near useless degree.

The Biden Administration's Gainful Employment rule provides necessary protections for students, and is welcome news. This marks the strongest accountability framework for career training programs yet. Students nationwide stand to benefit as the revitalized rule will finally ensure program integrity, proper oversight, and accountability for postsecondary programs."


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