Career Education Report

Congressman Burgess Owens is one of the most interesting people you’ll meet, from growing up in the segregated South to winning a Superbowl, to now serving in Congress. Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Congressman Owens about why a successful future for America starts with education.   In this episode, Dr. Jason Altmire comes live from the 2022 Career Education Convention to talk with Congressman Owen...

Preston Cooper takes a unique approach to calculating the return-on-investment (ROI) for college degrees. Preston is a Research Fellow at The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity , a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that conducts research on expanding economic opportunity for those that have the least. In this episode, Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Preston about his research that looks a...

Michael Itzkowitz is the guru of College Scorecard. While working for the Department of Education , he noticed that some institutions were providing degrees to their students, but weren’t leaving them with well-paying jobs or the ability to pay down their loans. In this episode, Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Michael about how his work now focuses on return-on-investment (ROI) and putting out inform...

Higher education institutions are rarely rewarded for successfully building career pathways for students. Jen Dirmeyer recognized this problem and set out to certify colleges and universities based on their workforce outcomes by starting the Workforce Talent Educators Association (WTEA) .   Host Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Dirmeyer, managing director and chief accreditation officer of WTEA, about...

In this episode, we tackle an issue on many people’s minds, student loans. Should there be broad student loan forgiveness? What are the implications of resuming student loan payments? To find out host Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Carlo Salerno an economist and vice president for research at CampusLogic . Salerno and Dr. Altmire discuss the challenge in “turning the switch back on” for student loan...

In today’s episode, host Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Dr. Sandy Baum , nonresident senior fellow at the Urban Institute , and co-author of “ Achieving the (almost) impossible: Consensus on for-profit education .” Dr. Altmire and Dr. Baum discuss if there is common ground between critics and defenders of for-profit institutions to implement lasting regulations. Tune in to hear Dr. Altmire and Dr. B...

Philosophical bias against proprietary career schools amongst some policymakers isn’t just a challenge unique to America, but also experienced by our neighbor to the north 一 Canada. To discuss how Canadian career colleges continue to innovate in a very different landscape, host Jason Altmire talks with Michael Sangster , CEO of the National Association for Career Colleges (NACC) in Canada.  Micha...

The gainful employment regulations currently being negotiated with the Department of Education would hold only some schools accountable for their outcomes, disproportionately targeting for-profit schools. New data suggests that this is problematic for the vast majority of students attending all other higher education institutions. To discuss the new research and potential solutions, host Jason Alt...

The regulation of for-profit schools and negotiated rulemaking is gaining a lot of traction. Host Jason Altmire sits down with Nicholas Kent , Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) to discuss the impact of negotiated rulemaking on the proprietary sector of higher education.  Nicholas explains the history of negotiated rulemakin...

Students and parents are questioning the value of a degree. Simultaneously, companies are questioning if graduated students joining the workforce are truly career ready. Higher education is feeling this pressure. Host Jason Altmire sits down with Eric Kuennen , Executive Director of Work Readiness Solutions with Kaplan University Partners to discuss this challenge that institutions face.  Eric sha...

November isn’t too far away. The 2022 midterm elections are quickly approaching and several factors will influence the outcomes. To discuss and analyze the trajectory of the midterms, host Jason Altmire sits down with David Wasserman , Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter .  Wasserman shares his expertise on the likely results for the midterms,...