As the for-profit higher education industry continues to , states are starting to pay more attention to the fast growing sector. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reports that, as of May, twenty states have introduced at least 34 bills aimed at regulating or supporting for-profit higher education. NCSL reports that eight of these bills have already passed, six have failed or been vetoed, and twenty remain in play. They provide a of each piece of legislation, as well as a that centralizes information on this topic from various sources.
Meanwhile, Senator Harkin continues to the sector, and a 10 state into the practices of for-profit institutions remains ongoing. It appears that one result of all this scrutiny is that the industry has been pressured to begin to take preemptive action toward and increased .
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