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Title: For-Profit Colleges and the Myth of Institutional Equity
Language: English
Authors: Whitman, David, New America
Source: New America. 2022.
Availability: New America. 740 15th Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-986-2700; Fax: 202-986-3696; Web site: https://www.newamerica.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: Arnold Ventures
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Grants, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Equity (Finance), Low Income Students, Student Loan Programs, Public Policy, Educational History, Minority Group Students, Veterans, Educational Legislation, Educational Finance, COVID-19, Pandemics
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Pell Grant Program, G I Bill, Higher Education Act 1965, Stafford Student Loan Program, Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
Abstract: Congress has legislation before it to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $550 for low-income students. But students would not be allowed to use the extra Pell dollars at for-profit colleges and universities. This has the for-profit higher education industry claiming discrimination against them in their lobbying campaign insisting that any federal laws and regulations for higher education should apply to "all" institutions, not just for-profit ones. While this may sound like a reasonable "equity" concern, it in fact is not. In reality, the history of federal regulation of for-profit colleges shows that differential regulation of the for-profit sector has happened repeatedly. And if differential regulation is not quite the norm, it is far from being the exception. This pattern ranges from federal student loan policy to several federal institutional aid programs. This report aims to distinguish between the myth and the reality of the faux equity campaign spreading among higher education policy thinkers. The author takes a deep dive both into the history of differentiated laws and regulations in higher education and debunks the myth that all institutions must compete on a "level playing field." Once the curtain is pulled away from the false idol of "institutional equity", it opens the door to exploring universal regulations that would better protect taxpayers and students.
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Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: ED619356
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