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Ayanna Pressley: “In 2014, the Obama Administration proposed the gainful employment rule. This was proposed as an accountability standard…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
In 2014, the Obama Administration proposed the gainful employment rule. This was proposed as an accountability standard for all career-focused nondegree programs.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley discusses the gainful employment rule aimed at ensuring value in career-focused programs.

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