Congressional Democrats asked the Education Department to conduct greater sight of the tuition-sharing deals colleges have with their OPMs.

Westwood College, which closed in 2015, was found to have "engaged in widespread misrepresentations" about students' potential job prospects.

ITT Technical Institutes, which closed in 2016, was found to have defrauded its student with lofty claims about job placement and earnings.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said colleges should spend more time on metrics that actually matter instead of clout-chasing.

The Department of Education is reviewing how it regulates the relationships between colleges and their online program management services.

The Education Department reached a proposed settlement with about 200,000 borrowers who attended schools found to have committed misconduct.

The department has restored to its online dashboard some data removed during the Trump era, such as national average completion rates.

Technology would be used if in-person communication or travel isn't possible, with restrictions continuing as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

As online learning grows, the U.S. Department of Education is funding a research center to develop practices for instructors to help struggling students.

The department has not done enough to tell K-12 schools they can use their COVID-19 relief on cybersecurity, Sens. Mark Warner and Susan Collins wrote in letter…