From the U.S. Department of Education’s new policy proposals for accreditation to the agency’s rocky rollout of the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid, here are the top-line figures from some of the biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
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The maximum number of years a college could be out of compliance with its accreditor under a new policy proposal from the Education Department. The agency pitched an exception for compliance issues related to student achievement, reasoning it may take longer for colleges to improve those metrics.
18
The minimum number of questions students may have to answer to complete the new FAFSA. The Education Department soft-launched the new form on Dec. 30, but technical glitches have roiled its rollout.
6
The months Claudine Gay served as Harvard University’s president before stepping down, marking the shortest stint in the Ivy League institution’s history. Gay resigned shortly after a new round of plagiarism accusations was levied against her.
60%
The share of tuition and fee revenue that Grand Canyon University pays to its educational services provider, Grand Canyon Education. The Federal Trade Commission recently sued both the university and the company, alleging that they misled students.
