January 6, 2006

For-Profit Education: Facing the Challenges of Slower Growth

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

After four years of debate, 2006 could be the year Congress finally takes action on proposed changes in federal student-aid laws. The outcome will be a good indicator of the for-profit higher-education industry's political clout.

Tops on its wish list: a loosening of restrictions on students' use of federally subsidized student loans. The industry also wants a change in the way the government defines institutions of higher education, a change that would make it easier for the

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