A Hard-Fought Win for Distance Education May Lead to Few Real Changes

Student-aid rule that limited online programs is dying, but fears of federal regulation remain

By DAN CARNEVALE

Officials who run distance-education programs have been pleading for years for either Congress or the Department of Education to kill a regulation known as the 12-hour rule, arguing that it chokes off innovation in online education. But...

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