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After years of a regulatory framework that stifled higher education competition and student choice, the 119th Congress’ Reconciliation Budget bill could finally repeal two of the Department of Education’s most burdensome regulations—the 90/10 and Gainful Employment rules, NDC Executive Director Bob…
Bob Carey in Stars & Stripes: 119th Congress Should Restore Veterans’ Education Rights
The Senate education committee held a confirmation hearing today for Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education. Congress should move quickly to approve Ms. McMahon’s nomination so she can begin correcting the past four…
Trump-McMahon Ed Dept. Repeals Gainful Employment, Levels Playing Field for Veteran Students
After years of regulatory favoritism that spoke down to military members and veterans and devalued their earned education benefits, the Trump administration is finally releveling the playing field, National Defense Committee executive director Bob Carey writes in a new op-ed for Stripes…
New NDC Op-Ed: 90/10 Repeal Bill Would Restore Veterans’ Earned Benefits
For years higher education policy has been marked by regulatory double standards and discriminatory rules. The 90/10 Rule and Gainful Employment Rule, specifically, selectively target career colleges, cornering students into conventional public and private schools. The PARITY Act, introduced recently by…
Carey to Negotiated Rulemaking: Student Loan Forgiveness Hurts Veterans, Military Members
Rule changes proposed by the Biden Administration to expand the Department of Education’s authority to discharge student loan debt presents a “dangerous moral hazard” and would exacerbate the military’s recruiting and retention crisis, NDC executive director Bob Carey told negotiators…
Military & Veterans Coalition Joins Call for Diverse Representation on Dept. of Ed Neg-Reg Committees
Led by the National Defense Committee, a coalition of military and veterans’ organizations called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona today to investigate “disproportionate representation” on the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committees. Five organizations representing a broad range of military…
