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🎉 The final regulation for the Prison Education Program was published in the Federal Register today. Here’s a thread on major changes and improvements. 1/14 #PellYes #negreg #highered federalregister.gov/documents/2022…
đź‘Ź First, hats off to the staff at ED/FSA who carefully reviewed public comments and thoughtfully responded to recommendations. The regulation is indeed improved following this process! 2/14
🚨Big win🎉: ED moved the post-release outcomes metrics as part of the best interest determination from being required to optional. This is another concession in the “must/may” debate that also made recidivism and completion rates optional. 3/14 
1/ A few years ago I wrote a book about technology and the future of higher education. I had hopes tech would make learning better, more accessible, and more affordable.
Today I published a long article about what happened next. It's not a happy story.
huffpost.com/highline/artic…
Today I published a long article about what happened next. It's not a happy story.
huffpost.com/highline/artic…
2/ The book was partly right. Almost every college in America teaches online now, and the pedagogy and technology have improved by leaps and bounds.
But college hasn't become less expensive for students as a result.
But college hasn't become less expensive for students as a result.
3/ Instead, elite universities created online degrees by contracting with secretive #4profit companies that provide all of the marketing, recruitment, learning technology, job placement, and help desk support.
In exchange, the receive between 60% and 80% of tuition revenue.
In exchange, the receive between 60% and 80% of tuition revenue.
