68.  More Pain, No Gain

A new iteration of a Gainful Employment rule is now scheduled for implementation in 2024.  Various versions of the rule, or something like it,  have been around since 1965. (See episode 15 for some commentary). You will be pleased to know that I am NOT going to rehash the jumble of consumer protection arguments and scandals that have plagued this rule for decades.  Instead, I’m going to suggest that the current conjugal relationship of federal bureaucracy and political hijinks doesn’t seem to promise connubial bliss.  It looks pretty much like the same old stuff, recycled yet again in hopes that this time the bond will hold. Good luck with that.  So maybe it’s time to look elsewhere, through a less myopic lens, for a solution that holds the promise of a long-term undertaking that actually benefits students.  I’ll let you focus through my lens in this episode.  See how you like the view. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.