Category Archives: Education

28 Jun
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Crucial Industries Like Cybersecurity Are Hurt By Regulatory Threats To Online Learning

As cyber threats grow in sophistication and frequency, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has skyrocketed.  Over the past 12 months, Apple, Meta, and Twitter have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks.  Data breaches have been on the rise for years.  Companies ...

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17 Apr
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How Online Education, And The Providers That Make It Possible, Help Create The Workforce of Tomorrow

With advancements in technology and the growing demand for modern skills—in Artificial Intelligence, for example—universities are continuing to recognize the advantages of online learning for non-traditional students and the next generation of the workforce. Students no longer must relocate or ...

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26 Mar
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Texas Puts Politics Over Performance Of Fund That Supports Schools

Texas has once more made national headlines for politicizing investment decisions after the Chair of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) made an investment move jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars in returns for Texas’ public schools. Last week, ...

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05 Oct
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HLF Op-Ed: “The Department of Education Threatens Student Opportunity and Meaningful Innovation”

A recently published opinion article by HLF president Mario H. Lopez shines light on a onerous new regulation coming from the Department of Education that will severely limit access to online learning programs.  Sadly, a win for the department will ...

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27 Sep
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Statement on Misguided “Gainful Education” Rule that Will Limit Student Options in Higher Education

The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement regarding the Department of Education’s announcement finalizing its “Gainful Employment Rule.”  Today’s newly-minted rule clocks in at 1,000-pages of flawed regulations that will directly harm students.  HLF submitted a filing during the ...

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21 Aug
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Biden Administration Should Stop Limiting Opportunities for Students Who Choose Career Colleges

Every August, millions of people begin or continue their education journey in college, university, or technical school. But that won’t be the case for all students who want to receive an education at a career college. That is because the ...

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08 Aug
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HLF Calls for Changes to Student Loan Rule That Serves As Blank Check For Student Loan Forgiveness

A new rule proposed by the Biden Department of Education is being used as a vehicle to provide blanket loan forgiveness in a way that will burden American taxpayers who are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation ...

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17 Dec
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Build Back Better Bill Hurts Low-Income Students at Career Colleges

Education policy should be geared towards providing all Americans with the opportunity to empower themselves intellectually and economically. Online learning, flexible scheduling, and vocational skills training are examples of options that empower individuals and help them participate as fully as ...

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