Idaho Senate just REJECTED, 14-19, a bill purporting to fix the legal problems with U of Idaho's creation of a non-profit to buy U of Phoenix. The House already PASSED a bill calling on U of I to reconsider the deal. Phoenix is a mess. When will Pres. Green get the message here?

NEW 📄For millions of people with disabilities, flying is a logistical nightmare. Airlines' failure to enable disabled people to fly with safety and dignity is costing them revenue—and hurting the U.S. economy as a whole. 🔗bit.ly/49jlUFe

Which States Help Their College Grads Land Good Jobs? A new report provides some answers and could help begin to restore trust in higher ed. Mike Nietzel explains in the Washington @Monthly. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/04/04/whi…

Seven years ago we filed FOIA requests with 100+ public universities, seeking copies of contracts with outside companies involved in their online degree programs. A thread on online program managers (OPMs) — and why schools are cutting ties with them. 🧵 tcf.org/content/commen…

In a new commentary, TCF's @Amber_D_Villa and Bob Shireman explain what's next in the "post-OPM" marketplace — and what U.S. Department of Education can do to disincentive for-profit education companies from targeting and recruiting students for their own financial gain. tcf.org/content/commen…

What is the right thing to do? Amber Villalobos and Bob Shireman spell it out clearly:

Join Beth Akers, Preston Cooper, Bob Shireman, Katherine Knott 🤷‍♀️(on bsky.social), and Ken Ruggiero online for a discussion on the future of private student lending in higher education. 📅Friday, May 3rd at 4pm ET RSVP today⬇️ aei.org/events/the-fut…

Do college accreditors care about academic freedom? TCF's new report assesses the written standards of 56 agencies -- the former regionals, medical and other professions, religious, vocational. Check it out here and lmk what questions you have: tcf.org/content/report…

Academic freedom is a hallmark of American universities, but the response to growing campus protests puts that freedom at risk. Bob Shireman's new report examines the role accrediting agencies can play in protecting it: tcf.org/content/report…

NEW ANALYSIS: This year’s flawed FAFSA rollout is set to widen already existing gaps in college access—causing fewer students of color & students from low-income families to attend college this fall, finds TCF's @PeterHGranville. ↪️ bit.ly/3xA2hvO /1

Learn more about the consequences of this year's FAFSA rollout and how schools, states, and Congress can prevent and prepare for drops in enrollment. ↪️ bit.ly/3xA2hvO

House Republicans Press Biden Administration To Stop Helping Broke, Ripped-Off Students republicreport.org/2024/house-rep…

No one knows supportive housing struggles better than those of us who live it. NYC foster youth are finally telling our own story and getting a seat at the table, capturing the experiences too often swept under the rug. Their stories are raw and real: shorturl.at/jQOfP

My colleague and I have developed two very different approaches to addressing out-of-control student debt for graduate programs tcf.org/content/commen…

.Bob Shireman: "Trump threatens to wield accreditation as a weapon, something which, if carried out, would muzzle the creativity and innovation that has fueled America’s lead." chronicle.com/article/how-an…

I’m honored to be taking the helm at The Century Foundation and joining their incredible team.

Correcting the record about student loans and Obamacare bobshireman714146.substack.com/p/no-student-l…