Category: Education

Randy Proto: PSCU’s Can Help State Budgets

Posted in Education, Public Policy on June 27th, 2011 by Randy Proto In a recent opinion piece, Harris Miller, Past President of APSCU and I write about the role of Private Sector Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Higher Education landscape in Connecticut. Check the piece….

Randy Proto: An Opportunity to Change Direction

Posted in Education, Public Policy on February 24th, 2011 by Randy Proto With the recent vote by the House of Representatives to defund the Gainful Employment regulation, we have a chance to have a productive dialogue about improving the entirety of the higher education landscape for all students. If the Senate agrees. See my thoughts in the… read more

Randy Proto: Higher Education Needs Rational Policy Creation

Posted in Education, Public Policy on January 20th, 2011 by Randy Proto I recently wrote a piece for the Daily Caller about the process taking place to develop regulations for higher education in general and for-profit schools in particular. I call for a bipartisan and rational approach to developing regulatory policy and for  politicians… read more

Accountability Among Students and Taxpayers

Posted in Education, Public Policy on December 7th, 2010 by Randy Proto Read my comments on the Huffington Post that deals with the accountability that students and tax payers deserve here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-proto/students-and-taxpayers-de_b_792511.html

Article on Gainful Employment by John Lauerman from Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted in Education, Public Policy on November 8th, 2010 by Randy Proto I was recently interviewed by John Lauerman from Bloomberg Businessweek.  We discussed the effect of the proposed Gainful Employment regulation.  Read his story here: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-04/for-profit-colleges-seek-share-revival-rule-relief.html

My Comments from Today’s Public Meeting on Gainful Employment

Posted in Education, Public Policy on November 4th, 2010 by Randy Proto Today I spoke to individuals who work for the US Department of Education. I am hopeful that my verbal and written comments have been useful and constructive to the Department as they try to arrive at a well crafted, balanced approach to the proposed Gainful Employment… read more

Proposed Safe-harbor Rules: Opinion in The Hill Article

Posted in Education, Public Policy on October 11th, 2010 by Randy Proto This past Saturday I was interviewed by Mike Lillis from The Hill for an article that he was writing titled “GAO: Bush-era rules helped schools evade banned practices.”  He asked me my opinion on the Department of Education’s proposed safe-harbor rules.  Read the… read more

‘Gainful Employment’ comments in The Hill article

Posted in Education, Public Policy on October 5th, 2010 by Randy Proto The Hill recently published an article titled “Senate Dems, for-profit educators joust over proposed restrictions” to view my comments in the article about how the proposed rule called ‘Gainful Employment’ will affect the students at for-profit career colleges click… read more

Interview with Mike Lillis from The Hill

Posted in Education, Public Policy on October 5th, 2010 by Randy Proto I was recently interviewed by Mike Lillis a reporter for The Hill.  We discussed how the proposed Department of Education rules could affect For-Profit career colleges that specialize in healthcare related fields at a time when there is an increased demand for health… read more

Op-Ed about ‘Gainful Employment’ in The Hill’s Congress Blog

Posted in Education, Public Policy on October 4th, 2010 by Randy Proto I recently wrote an Op-Ed about the proposed ‘Gainful Employment’ rule that is being considered by the Department of Education.  It  was published in The Hill’s Congress Blog.  Read my views about the proposed rule and how to better regulate higher education here… read more