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Direct linkWhitman, David – Century Foundation, 2017
This report is the second in a series examining the troubled history of for-profit higher education, from the problems that plagued the post-World War II GI Bill to the reform efforts undertaken by the George H. W. Bush administration. For the most part, the reforms Congress had adopted in creating college benefits for veterans of the Korean and…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Deception, Veterans
Whitman, David – Century Foundation, 2017
This report is the third in a series examining the troubled history of for-profit higher education, from the problems that plagued the post-World War II GI Bill to the reform efforts undertaken by the George H. W. Bush administration. Republicans, who controlled the White House and the Senate in 1986, were caught somewhat off guard by the problems…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Deception, Federal Legislation
Whitman, David – Century Foundation, 2018
This report is in a series examining the troubled history of for-profit higher education, from the problems that plagued the post-World War II GI Bill to the reform efforts undertaken by the George H. W. Bush administration to the regulatory relapse under George W. Bush. From President Dwight Eisenhower to President George H. W. Bush, Republican…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Educational Legislation
Whitman, David – Century Foundation, 2017
This report is the first in a series examining the troubled history of for-profit higher education, from the problems that plagued the post-World War II GI Bill to the reform efforts undertaken by the George H. W. Bush administration. Thanks to the GI Bill, millions of soldiers returning from World War II had the opportunity to enroll in college…
Descriptors: Presidents, Federal Legislation, Veterans, Politics of Education
Whitman, David – Century Foundation, 2017
This report is the fourth in a series examining the troubled history of for-profit higher education, from the problems that plagued the post-World War II GI Bill to the reform efforts undertaken by the George H. W. Bush administration. The abuses by trade schools and the resulting student loan defaults that plagued the industry during the Reagan…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Deception, Federal Legislation
