Accountability

Testimony of Angela Perry, Policy Analyst, before the Assembly Select Committee on Student Debt about for-profit higher education in California, past and future legislation, and the work that The Department of Consumer Affairs' Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and The Office of Student Assistance and Relief have done to help students.

We commend Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature for strengthening protections for students at for-profit schools. The three bills signed by the Governor are important steps to increase oversight, transparency, and protections for students attending for-profit colleges. All three bills passed both the Assembly and Senate with bipartisan support.

We examine the history of California’s Student Tuition Recovery Fund and student loan forgiveness programs, describe the impact of school closures, and provide policy recommendations informed by student testimony.

Today’s announcement from the California Department of Consumer Affairs is reassuring news for tens of thousands of Californians whose federal financial aid eligibility was jeopardized following the U.S. Department of Education’s notice last week. We commend California leaders for moving swiftly to remedy the situation for affected students and schools.

Public comments in response to the June 12, 2019, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0076) regarding the Department of Education’s proposed changes to regulations governing accreditation and state authorization regulations.

Testimony of Debbie Cochrane, Executive Vice President of the Institute for College Access & Success, for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance &  Assembly Higher Education Committee joint hearing on Financial Aid Reform. Ms. Cochrane highlighted consensus among policymakers, state agencies, colleges, student advocates and other stakeholders on the affordability...