In her drive to loosen regulations on all things education (and consequently provide a clear path for privatization), Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is delaying regulations that would guide the oversight of online colleges. The rules, which online colleges have complained are confusing and burdensome, simply require the schools to tell students whether their academic programs meet state licensing requirements. The department plans to delay the rules for two years, allowing time for a rewrite. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and others have criticized the delay, which, he says, “blocks important transparency requirements and increases uncertainty regarding oversight, all of which is a great disservice to students across the country.”
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