Category: Public Policy

Randy Proto: Obama Administration Gives Career Colleges an ‘A’

Posted in Education, Public Policy on August 6th, 2012 by Randy Proto Selective accountability and ideologically driven public policy create some strange outcomes. The Senate HELP Committee just released a report highly critical of the for-profit sector. Meanwhile, the USDOE released results against its Gainful Employment rules for… read more

Randy Proto: Higher Ed Needs Common Standards

Posted in Education, Public Policy on July 31st, 2012 by Randy Proto The political dialogue about higher ed is slanted (as political dialogue usually is). But the people this hurts most are students and taxpayers. Private sector schools have been painted as wanting to avoid accountability. But the truth is the exact opposite. Florida has… read more

Randy Proto : Keep Veterans Out of Political Battles in Higher Ed

Posted in Education, Public Policy on July 22nd, 2012 by Randy Proto Veterans shouldn’t be used as bargaining chips in an ideological battle. Opponents of privately owned colleges and schools want to make a technical change that would hurt veterans as much as possibly help them (I think hurt them much more) . True concern for veterans… read more

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

Freedom is not Free.

Posted in Other Interesting Things, Public Policy on November 11th, 2010 by Randy Proto Today, Veterans Day, we should pause and consider this. Last night I had the extraordinary privilege of attending an Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA  www.iava.org ) event in New York City.  Mayor Bloomberg spoke eloquently about the sacrifice of those who… read more

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