‘Schak, Oliver ‘Sunday, June 01, 2014 2:09 PM Soo, David; Silvern, Joy; Pajcic, Helen Wall, Mary RE: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Process Email and Attachments for Ratings Outreach ‘Thanks for putting together. | have no revisions - these docs look fine to me. Has EOP already spoken with the people they are assigned to? | would be interested to hear what sort of feedback they received, particularly from a few specific folks such as Bob Shireman, Best, Oliver From: Soo, David Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 6:42 PM ‘To: Harden, Blake; Gomez, Gabriella; Schak, Oliver; Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Reeves, Richard; Valerius, Matthew; Becker, Judith; Stanek, Taylor; Mann, Noah; Graham, William; Robbins, Travis; Silvern, Joy; Vadehra, Emma; Pajcic, Helen; Mitchell, Ted; Sheth, Tushar Cc: Wall, Mary Subject: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Process Email and Attachments for Ratings Outreach [Please note that the language and attachments to this email are all still DRAFT. Please do not circulate!) GoGo Please let us know if you have any questions in the process: we are happy to assist! David and MaryPerrotti, Carmine Friday, April 18, 2014 11:48 AM carrie. wofford@ veteranseducationsuccess.org Subject: RE: [confirmation] your request to meet with Acting Under Jamienne Secretary Studley Of course. Here is the information, Dial-in Number:{®1®) Participant Code From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org [mailto:carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 11:46 AM To? Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: [confirmation] your request to meet with Acting Under Jamienne Secretary Studley 3 of our out of town allies are asking if we could have a phone on the conference table so they could hear and participate long al Message ~ Subject: RE: [confirmation] your request to meet with Acting Under Jamienne Secretary Studley From: "Perrotti, Carmine" Date: 4/17/14 9:25 am ‘To: "eartie.wofford@veteranseducationsuecess.org" carrie, They have been invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. However, | cannot predict any scheduling changes, conflicts, etc. since Ido net work directly for them Both of their offices have said that they will be in attendance. Thank you, oP From: cartie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org [mallto:carrie,wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org) Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:24 PM To: Perrott, Carmine ‘Subject: RE: [confirmation] your request to meet with Acting Under Jamienne Secretary Studley 1‘Thank you Carmine. Will you please ensure Jeff Appell and Runeie’s deputy can attend? Thank you for your help! Original Message Subject: [confirmation] your request to meet with Acting Under Jamienne Secretary Studley From: "Perrotti, Carmine" Date: 4/16/14 12:09 pm To: "carrie, wofford@veteranseducationsuecess.org" Dear Carrie ~ The following meeting with Acting Under Secretary Jamienne Studley is confirmed: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 2:30 - 3:30 PM EDT 400 Maryland Ave SW ‘Washington, DC 20202 Acting Under Secretary Studley has also invited several Department officials to join the conversation, Upon arrival, please check in with the security desk atthe front door and give them my name. A photo 1D will be required for entry. Prior to the meeting , please also provide any necessary briefing materials to be discussed during your conversation with Acting Under Secretary Studley. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact me. Thank you. We look forward to meeting with you soon.Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org {mailto:carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org} Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:57 PM To: Perrott, Carmine Subject: RE: Meeting Request Which address/location please for the 22nd? Thanks Original Message Subject: RE: Meeting Request From: "Perrotti, Carmine” Date: 4/10/14 12:56 pm To: "carrie. wofford@veleranseducationsuccess.ora" Ce: "Carrie Wofford" carrie, It is going to be difficult to get the Acting Under Secretary, Deputy Under Secretary, and Jim Runcle all in the same room ~ we are located in a different building from FSA. Jim is going to bbe out the week of the 21”, but is going to send his Deputy and his Senior Policy Advisors from FSA, Let me know if this works and | will confirm the meeting.Thank you. cp From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.ora [maitto:carrie,wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 5:33 PM To: Perrott, Carmine Ce: Carrie Wofford Subject: RE: Meeting Request I think welll keep that time, Did you find out if Mr. Runcie can join please? Ifnot, we could also look at following week or later that week. Thank you Original Message ~ Subject: RE: Meeting Request From: "Perrotti, Carmine” Date: 4/7/14 1:31 pm To: "carrie, wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org" Ce: "Carrie Wofford" Thank you. Please let me know as soon as possible. | have notified Jim Runcie of this, hold, but his office had not yet confirmed his participation. The time | provided works best for Jamie and Jeff. Thank you. ic From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.ora, (mailto:carrie,wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 3:49 PM. To: Perrotti, Carmine Ce: Carrie Wofford ‘Subject: RE: Meeting Request Thank you, Yes please hold that time and I will check on schedules. Is Mr. Runcie also available, please?~- Original Message —~ Subject: RE: Meeting Request From: "Perrotti, Carmine" Date: 4/7/14 11:26 am To: “carrie, wofford @vetcranseducationsuccess.org" Ce: "Carrie Wofford" HiCarrie, Jamie and Jeff can offer a 60 minute meeting on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 22" Does 2:30-3:20 PM work for your group. |am holding that time for now. Thank you, c From: cae, wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.or9 {mailto:carie, wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.ora] ‘Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:59 AM ‘To: Perrotti, Carmine; Henderson, Josh Ce: Carrie Wofford ‘Subject: RE: Meeting Request PS we are flexible on date. If those 2 weeks (April 14-25) are when Jamie, Jeff and Jim are traveling, we can do the next week, Or the previous week. We're pretty flexible. THanks! Original Message ~ Subject: Meeting Request From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org Date: 4/1/14 3:43 pm To: "Perrotti, Carmine" , Josh Henderson@ed. gov Ce: "Carrie Wofford” ‘Carmine and Josh - thank you both so much for reaching out about scheduling this meeting. The organizations are very eager for this meeting. Attached is the meeting request. Did I complete it all correctly? Thank you! Original Message ~ Subject: [action requested] Your meeting request of ‘Acting Under Secretary Jamienne Studley From: "Perrotti, Carmine" Date: 3/27/14 7:24 am To: "carrie. wofford @veteranseducationsuecess.org" Ce: "Carrie Wofford" Dear Carrie ~ Thank you for contacting the Office of the Under Secretary. In order to submit a formal scheduling request, please complete the attached form and return it to me by email Please keep in mind that if you are requesting a meeting with less than two weeks notice, your request will be difficult to accommodate. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under SecretaryUSS. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 From: carrie, wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org [maito:carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.0rg] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:12 AM To: Studley, Jamie Ce: Protopsaltis, Spiros; Carrie Wofford; Perrotti, Carmine; Appel, Jeff Subject: RE: Meeting request Thank you! Original Message eeting request "Studley, Jamie" Date: 3/26/14 7:08 pm To: “carrie. wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org , "Carrie Wofford” , “Perrotti, Carmine" , "Appel, Jeff Obviously a very important topic! I'm looping in my scheduler to follow up about who and when, Thanks for reaching out. Sent from my Windows Phone From: carrie.wofford@veteranseducationsuccess.org Sent: 3/26/2014 4:52 PM To: Studley, JamieCe: Protopsaltis, Spiros; Carrie Wofford; Perrotti Carmine Subject: Meeting request Hello. A coalition of organizations would like time to brainstorm with you and whoever else at ED could help talk about things ED could do right now to help stop deception and fraud against students by predatory for-profit colleges. We have some brainstorms for ED. None of it relates to Gainful Employment. We're happy to wall that off entirely. Could we please book a time? 1'm looping Spiros only b/e we worked together on Senate HELP and he knows the issues too, And Carmine who I hope can help book this. ‘The groups who might attend, depending on schedule, include: Ed Trust, TICAS, Young Invincibles, NACAC, Vets Ed Success, Military Officers Assoc of America, Iraq & Afghanistan Vets of America, Student Vets of America, California Competes, AASCU, New America Foundation, US PIRG, AFT, National Consumer Law Center, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Center for Responsible Lending, Mississippi Center for Justice, and Lumina Foundation. ‘Thanks so much for making time for us. Preferably an hour and a half to have a real discussion, Thank you! Carrie WoffordOriginal Message Subject: do you have time to meet with, a group of us? From: carrie. wofford@veteransedueationsuc ess.0rg, Date: 1/30/14 5:57 pm To: jamie.studley@ed.gov Hello Jamie. I hope you are enjoying ED and it isn't like drinking from a firehose. Could you and your team make time, please, to meet with vets groups, consumer groups, education groups, and civil rights groups to talk about a range of issues regarding deceptions and abuses of students by predatory for-profit colleges (but not Gainful Employment, if you aren't allowed to)? We have some brainstorms for ED. ‘Thank you. All the best, Carrie WoffordO'Bergh, Jon Darnieder, Greg Thursday, April 03, 2014 9:37 AM Perrotti, Carmine RE: Bob Shireman’s email by chance do you have it? Thanks thanks From: Perrotti, Carmine Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 9:03 AM To: Darnieder, Greg Subject: RE: Bob Shireman's email by chance do you have it? Thanks (bye) : Darnieder, Greg Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 9:00 AM To: Perrotti, Carmine ‘Subject: Bob Shireman’s email by chance do you have it? ThanksO'Bergh, Jon From: Studley, Jamie Sent: ‘Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:33 AM McFadden, Elizabeth; Rosenfelt, Phil; Winchell, Susan GEuser Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation [ONS Sent from my Windows Phone From: McFadden, Elizabeth Sent: 3/20/2014 11:19 AM To: Studley, Jamie; Rosenfelt, Phil; Winchell, Susan Ce: GEuser ‘Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation (oNsy Studley, Jamie Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:26 AM To: McFadden, Elizabeth; Rosenfelt, Phil; Winchell, Susan Subject: FW: deadline question // OIG investigation [ersy Sent from my Windows Phone From: Nolt, Dorie Sent: 3/20/2014 10:10 AM To: Studley, Jamie; Rosenfelt, Phil Ce: Gast, Sara; McFadden, Elizabeth; Grant, Catherine Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation We should be good on this for now. This is from Politico today: COURT REKINDLES INVESTIGATION OF FORMER EDUCATION OFFICIAL: A U.S. District Court has ordered The Institute for College Access and Success to turn over any correspondence that could 1further an Education Department investigation of former Deputy Undersecretary Robert Shireman. The question at hand: Did Shireman violate ethics laws during his tenure at the agency while the department was engaged in gainful employment negotiated rulemaking? Shireman is the founder and former president of TICAS. His role there overlapped with his two years at the Education Department, which included several stints as consultant to the department and 18 months as deputy undersecretary. - The documents TICAS must hand over inelude any related to Shireman or to the Education Department's negotiated rulemaking, including those related to gainful employment and incentive compensation. The advocacy group also has to produce anything related to a student loan repayment conference it hosted and Shireman attended in April 2010, The court rejected claims that the documents represented a fishing expedition, TICAS said it's "disappointed" and is "reviewing the opinion carefully and considering our options." Education Department Inspector General Kathleen Tighe said in an email, "We are pleased with the Court's decision," - Some background: The Inspector General issued a subpoena for emails and other documents some time ago, but TICAS fought it in court and the subpoena was thrown out. The latest court ruling reverses that decision. TICAS must turn over any correspondence between it and Shireman from Feb. 3, 2009, to Feb. 11, 2011. But this time around, the breadth of emails and documents TICAS has to hand over is narrower than the Inspector General's original request. Dorie Turner Nolt USS. Department of Education Press Secretary Email: Dorie. Nolt@ED.gov P: 202-453-6544 C: 202-465-6540 @EDPressSec From: Studley, Jamie Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:49 AM To: Nolt, Dorie; Rosenfelt, Phil Ce: Gast, Sara; McFadden, Elizabeth; Grant, Catherine ‘Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation Jeff and | agree that ED should pass on commenting, certainly before oge reads decision Sent from my Windows Phone From: Nolt, Dorie Sent: 3/20/2014 9:31 AM To: Rosenfelt, Phil; Studley, Jamie Cc: Gast, Sara; McFadden, Elizabeth; Grant, Catherine Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation Adding Jamie, per the other chain on this, Any updates this morning. Catherine, your thoughts?Dorie Turner Nolt US. Department of Education Pres: Email: Dorie.Nolt@ED.gov P: 202-453-6544 C: 202-465-6540 @EDPressSec Secretary From: Rosenfelt, Phil Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:50 PM To: Nolt, Dorie Ce: Gast, Sara; McFadden, Elizabeth; Grant, Catherine Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation Dorie: | will ry to get hold of the decision tonight, but | do not think we would comment on it. Catherine may have another view on it, | will also get back to you once | have looked at the decision. Please let me know if you have any questions in the meantime. Thanks, Phil ‘Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:35 PM To: Rosenfelt, Phil; McFadden, Elizabeth; Grant, Catherine Ce: Gast, Sara ‘Subject: RE: deadline question // OIG investigation ‘Adding Catherine Grant, Dorie Turner Nolt US. Department of Education Press Secretary Email: Dorie Nolt@ED.gov P: 202-453-6544 C: 202-465-6540 @EDPressSec Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:34 PM To: Rosenfelt, Phil; McFadden, Elizabeth Ce: Gast, Sara ‘Subject: FW: deadline question // OIG investigation How should we handle? I’m assuming we won't comment, correct? Dorie Turner Nolt US. Department of EducationPress Secretary Email: Dorie. Nolt@ED.gov P: 202-453-6544 C: 202-465-6540 @EDPressSec tephanie Simon [mailto:Ssimon@poltic.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:32 PM To: Nolt, Dorie; Nirvi Shah ‘Subject: deadline question // OIG investigation Hi, Dorie— You may have seen that the U.S. District Court today upheld a subpoena issued by ED's OIG for communications between Bob Shireman and TICAS when he was working for the department. This decision will help further the O1G investigation of Shireman for possible ethics violations involving contact with TICAS during the negotiated rule making process on gainful. Do you all have any comment on the court's ruling? ‘And/or do you have a good contact for us in the OIG, which might have comment? Thank you! Stephanie Stephanie Simon Senior Education Writer POLITICO Pro ssimon@politico.com @Stephaniesimon_ office: 508-435-2579 cell: 571-839-9171 Get a daily update on education news, state and federal, cradle to career ~ sign up for the free Morning Ed newsletter here: http://www. palitico.com/morningeducation/?mI=tO'Bergh, Jon From: Rowell, Theresa Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:41 AM To: O'Bergh, Jon ce: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff Subject: RE: 14-0036 - Personnel Clearance for Roger Nozaki Jon, | was out yesterday in training and am just getting back this morning. I will be in a meeting this morning too. Let me get back to you when I get back in today. Thanks, Sharesa of. Rowell General Attorney USS Department of Education Oifice of the General Counsel Ethie Division 400 Maryland Avonvo, .W. ty -ee252 Washington, 0.6, 20202 Tet: (20a) 401.0208 Fax: (202) 260-5104 Confidentiality Notice: This message is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer. Itis intended exclusively fr the individual(s) or entities to which itis addressed. This communication may contain information that Is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not among the named addressees, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, Copy or disseminate this message or any part oft. Ifyou have received this message in error, please nolify the sender immediately by ‘e-mail and delete all copies of the message. From: O'Bergh, Jon Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:44 PM To: Rowell, Theresa Ce: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff Subject: RE: 14-0036 - Personnel Clearance for Roger Nozaki Theresa, [ens Jon O'8ergh Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education 202-260-8568riday, March 07, 2014 3:33 PM ’Bergh, Jon Studley, Jamie; Houser, Jim ‘Subject: RE: 14-0036 - Personnel Clearance for Roger Nozaki Jon, (eysyCheresa Gt. Rowell General Attorney U.S. Department of Education Office of the General Counsel Ethies Division 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. LBJ - 6£232 Washington, D.C. 20202 Tel: (202) 401-6284 Fax: (202) 260-5104 Confidentiality Notice: This message is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer. Is intended exclusively forthe individuals) or etityies to which itis addressed, This communication may contain information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not among the named addressees, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, ‘copy or disseminate this message or any part oft. Ifyou have received this message in error, please notiy the sender immediately by ‘e-mail and delete all copies of the message. -Original Message From: O'Bergh, Jon Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 9:14 AM To: Rowell, Theresa Ce: Studley, Jamie; Houser, Jim Subject: 14-0036 - Personnel Clearance for Roger Nozaki Theresa, (xs) Jon O'Bergh Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education 202-260-8568 Original Message From: Roger Nozaki {mailto:roger.nozaki@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 6:42 PM To: Studley, Jamie; O'Bergh, Jon Subject: Update Jon and Jamie - | just rec'd approval to go out on a leave of absence from Brown, at least to start (assuming the job offer works!). So hope that's the last thing needed to move the job offer forward. Let me know if you need anything else, And Jamie, are there any good times for you to talk briefly by phone in the coming days? Thanks! RogerO'Bergh, Jon Studley, Jamie Monday, March 10, 2014 7:55 PM Finley, Steve; Appel, Jeft Minor, Robin; McFadden, Elizabeth; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: Financial Score article from Inside Higher Ed Thanks, Steve. | actually read the| _(6)(5)_ and our reply on a plane this morning. | spoke to Jeff a bit and would indeed like to talk with you, Steve, this wk (heading to Boston for mtngs tomorrow) for more background, probably then FSA but let's chat first. A fin resp reunion, Sent from my Windows Phone From: Finley, Steve Sent: 3/10/2014 4:45 PM To: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff Cc: Minor, Robin; McFadden, Elizabeth Subject: FW: Financial Score article from Inside Higher Ed Jamie and Jeff FYI ~- Attached is the article from Inside Higher Ed about the FSA financial scores. There have been prior efforts by the higher ed associations to elevate most of these financial responsibility issues to Bob Shireman, Georgia Yuan, and Martha Kanter. The story below may be an effort to revive the issue for some fresh eyes and ears. (ONSy Please let me know if you have any questions or want to talk about this in more detail, Steve ‘Subject: Financial Score article from Inside Higher Ed http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/10/can-us-government-tell-colleges-poor-financial-shape-those-are-not Scores of Problems March 10, 2014 8yBy the U.S. Department of Education's standards, a small institute on the verge of collapse in California and numerous beauty schools across the country have lately been in better financial health than any university in the Ivy League. Georgetown University, meanwhile, is barely avoiding additional government oversight because of its performance on the department's measure of financial responsibility, which covers the college budget years that ended in late 2011 or summer 2012. If Georgetown’s score falls much lower, the university with a $1.3 billion endowment will have to get a letter of credit from a bank to assure the department it won't go under. The department's current Financial Responsibility Composite Scores were created two decades ago to keep track of private colleges’ finances. The scores are an effort by the government to make sure federal financial aid isn’t going to students at colleges that may abruptly close, And some observers have cited the list as evidence that colleges are or are not financially stable. Yet the scores have been strongly criticized by private colleges and their trade groups for a variety of reasons, including accounting methods they say the department is getting wrong But perhaps no better criticism of the list can be found than the list itself, the latest version of which was recently made public. The scores go from a best score of 3.0 to a worst score of -1.0. Stanford University is doing well, as one might imagine for a prestigious university with wealthy donors. It has a score of 3.0, the best. But so does its Palo Alto neighbor, Sofia University, @ 500- student graduate institute that has lately been on the verge of insolvency. Colleges with less than a 1 are not considered responsible to handle student and public money. Colleges with a 1 to 1.5 are considered responsible but in need of more oversight, A 1.5 or above is responsible. The list has many curiosities. None of the Ivy League colleges, all with their large endowments and long histories, get a perfect score. Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Harvard University and Yale University all received a 2.2 on the scale, the same score as Cooper Union, which is changing its entire financial model to try to survive. Colleen O'Hara's Beauty Academy in California, the Joe Hubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art in Delaware and the Diesel Driving Academy in Louisiana also got a 2.2. What kind of colleges scored better than a 2.2? The Hypnosis Motivation Institute, a 46-year old institution in California, did. But so did other more traditional colleges that have recently shown signs of financial stress, They include Midway College in Kentucky, Holy Family University in Philadelphia and Anderson University in Indiana. All three have cut staff lately. By the department's measure, Midway was in perfect shape in 2012. Even before the scores were released, though, Midway announced it would lay off around a dozen of its 54 faculty members. The scores are all retrospective, based on financial filings made to the department as long as two years ago. That means some of the colleges with good scores but notable troubles may have problems undetected only because of timing.‘An Education Department spokeswoman, Dorie Turner Nolt, also said the scores are not intended to draw large distinctions among colleges. So, she said, there's nothing inherently wrong if a major institution and a smaller institution have the same score. Yet, oddnesses abound: Cornell College, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has a 2.8, which is a better score than Cornell University’s 2.2. The college has a $67 million endowment; the university has a $5 billion one. Georgetown and Montreat College, a Christian college in North Carolina that until last month was planning a merger that could have closed its main campus, both have a 1.7. If Georgetown’s falls by 0.3 points, it could have to go to the bank for a sort of insurance policy to assure the department it’s not about to collapse. Georgetown, which had a near-perfect 2.9 score last year for its 2011 finances, blamed this year's Score on investment returns in 2012, which were poor. “We agree that the methodology which is reliant on financial statement ratios is backwards looking and subject to wide swings, in part driven by year to year swings in market performance," a university spokeswoman, Rachel Pugh, said in an email. "Georgetown's balance sheet ratios will show improvement for FY'2013, in part due to market returns, so we expect we will see year to year swings again -- this time upwards." The University of Miami, the big private college in Florida, has already fallen below that threshold. It scored a 1.3 The university disputes the value of the scoring system. “This metric fails to accurately capture the size, complexity and continued success of a large organization like the university,” a spokeswoman, Margot Winick, said in an email So what is the point of all this anyway? Sarah Flanagan, vice president for government relations and policy at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, was working on Capito! Hill in 1992, when Congress amended its financial aid laws to try to respond to fraud and abuse by for-profit colleges. The financial scores were part of that response. NAICU and the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Council of Independent Colleges have all taken exception to how the department does its reckoning In a report released in 2012 ~ which the associations put together in part because the department said it lacked the resources to study the scoring system itself ~ the groups said the department wasn’t even following its own regulations or generally accepted accounting standards. Among major issues the task force identified, the department is said to be counting endowment losses as operating losses. Hal Hartley, senior vice president at the CIC, said there are “major problems with the way the department is going about this." “There isn’t even consistency within the department about how they calculate these scores,” he said. Hartley would like to department to dump its current formula and adopt a metric called the Composite Financial Indicator, which CIC uses internally to benchmark its own institutions.Even if the department does change the accounting practice or its formula, Flanagan said the scores are the government trying to avoid precipitous closures, not necessarily more gradual closures. “It seems to me that even if you fix all this stuff, you might not be asking the right questions,”" Flanagan said, Hartley said when the Obama administration announced last year its plan to rate colleges’ overall quality and then tie federal funding to those rankings, his first thought was the now controversial financial responsibility scores. “What is going to happen with any other measure they try to use?” he said. This year's scores did, though, indicate some troubles ahead for some institutions. Chester College of New England, for instance, received a 0.6 score, It closed in 2012, The National Labor College, which is closing, recetved a -0.7 score. Hartley said colleges that do fail or merge tend to have have low scores, but low scores do not necessarily indicate colleges will fail or merge. But the failing scores mean colleges that may be struggling temporarily have to set aside money for letters of credit which they should be using on other things and also the scores generate headlines that can hurt institutions. “In the vast majority of cases, the headline isn’t warranted,” he said. But there are non-financial factors the scores fail to take stock of. Based on its performance in 2012, Mountain State University, a nonprofit college in West Virginia, received a 2.2 ~ the same score as Harvard and other elite colleges. But just days after the end of the 2012 fiscal year, Mountain State lost its accreditation and weeks later announced it would shut down and be taken over. ‘The Sawyer School, a for-profit in Rhode Island, abruptly closed in in 2012. The department had given it an even better score than Mountain State: a 2.3.O'Bergh, Jon Studley, Jamie Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:12 PM Vadehra, Emma FW: TICAS Comments excellent (Ny Sent from my Windows Phone From: Wall, Mary Sent: 2/18/2014 5:06 PM To: Studley, Jamie; itzkowitz, Michael; Appel, Jeff; Schak, Oliver Subject: RE: TICAS Comments excellent Is this it? hitp://www.ticas.org/files/pub/TICAS_Comments_on_Ratings.pdf From: Studley, Jamie Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:06 PM To: Itzkowitz, Michael; Appel, Jeff; Wall, Mary; Schak, Oliver Subject: RE: TICAS Comments excellent | cannot seem to find it on my phone although they sent it to me. wonder if someone who received it cd send it around (Mary or Jeff, did you?) or Oliver, can you retrieve from the submissions? | can definitely send it around in am if no one else has TX Sent from my Windows Phone From: Itzkowitz, Michael Sent: 2/18/2014 4:48 PM To: Studley, Jamie Subject: RE: TICAS Comments excellent Thanks, Jamiel Michael Itzkowitz USS. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 202.502.7683 From: Studley, Jamie Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:34 PM To: Weko, Tom; Schak, Oliver; Muenzer, Melanie; Wall, Mary; Desjardins, Stephen; Itzkowitz, Michael; Appel, Jeff ‘Subject: TICAS Comments excellent 1Want to call your attention to the TICAS RFI submission [OXS) exsy Sent from my Windows PhoneO'Bergh, Jon From: Chen, Jay Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:45 PM Te Ceja, Alejandra ce O'Bergh, Jon Subject: RE: Expedite OS-Exec Sec Clearance Request (13-016484) Thanks; all. Jay From: Ceja, Alejandra Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:42 PM To: Chen, Jay Ce: O'Bergh, Jon Subject: RE: Expedite OS-Exec Sec Clearance Request (13-016484) Go hen, Jay Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:36 PM To: Ceja, Alejandra Ce: O'Bergh, Jon ‘Subject: RE: Expedite OS-Exec Sec Clearance Request (13-016484) (evs) Thanks, Jay im: O'Bergh, Jon Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:33 PM To: Chen, Jay Ce: Ceja, Alejandra Subject: RE: Expedite OS-Exec Sec Clearance Request (13-016484) Jay, (Ox)Jon O'Bergh Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Under Secretary USS. 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Subject: Expedite OS-Exec Sec Clearance Request (13-016484) Importance: High Please review the attached document(s), noting any suggested changes. Document Information Subject: FOLLOWUP - senaror CHARLES GRASSLEY WRITES REGARDING THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE (SGE)" DESIGNATION AND WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT'S APPLICATION OF THE DESIGNATION COMPLIES WITH STATUTE AND PREVIOUS PRACTICE, HE REQUESTS INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT SGES BY AUGUST 23 Prepared by: OGC and OLCA Contact in Originating Office: Jay Chen 17, 2014Offices Reviewing Document: OGC-Ethics (S.Winchell), OS-EMS (L.Stracke), ODS, OUS, OPEPD, FSA, IES, OCR, OCO, OESE, OI, OLCA, OM, OPE Offices Receiving Document for Information: OS-COS2, A.Simmons, W.Ragland, J.Chen (eNsy These files represent our communications with Senator Grassley in the past on this issue. They are included as background documents to aid in your review. Please respond by e-mail to JIM HOUSER with a cc: to James Webb, Tanya Monroe, and Dianne Naber. 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Wall U.S. Department of Education 202-260-1488 (office) 202-578-3425 (mobile) mary.wall@ed.govO'Bergh, Jon From: Gast, Sara Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 8:15 PM To: Itzkowitz, Michael; Wall, Mary; Appel, Jeff Subject: RE: College Scorecard Just told him nothing yet but that I'd keep him posted. Hopefully we won't hear again for a while :) From: Itzkowitz, Michael Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:48 PM To: Gast, Sara; Wall, Mary; Appel, Jeff Subject: RE: College Scorecard Go ‘Thanks, Saral Michael Itzkowitz US. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 202.502.7683 From: Gast, Sara Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:26 PM To: Itzkowitz, Michael; Wall, Mary; Appel, Jeff Subject: FW: College Scorecard [ens From: Bill Swindell (mailto:BSwindell@ticas.ora] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:54 PM Tos Gast, Sara Subject: College Scorecard sara: Hope your new year is going well. Has the department set a release date when the new version of the College Scorecard will be released this month? I'm trying to do a itle forward planning. Thanks, Bill Swindell Communications DirectorThe Institute for College Access & Success 405 14th Street, 11th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 phone: 510-318-7902 fax: 510-318-7918, email: bswindell@ticas.org www.ticas.org www.projectonstudentdebt.org www. college-insight.org www. ibrinfo.orgCubarrubia, Archie Friday, December 20, 2013 2:34 PM Itzkowitz, Michael; Appel, Jeff; Studley, Jamie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Muenzer, Melanie; Valerius, Matthew ce Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: Meeting with TICAS re: Scorecard All- moving this to 6W100. Calling in shortly, Original Appointment uubarrubia, Archie ‘Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 1:20 PM To: Cubarrubia, Archie; Itzkowitz, Michael; Appel, Jeff; Studley, Jamie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Muenzer, Melanie; Valerius, Matthew Ce: Henderson, Josh Subject: Meeting with TICAS re: Scorecard ‘When: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:30 PM-3:30 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: WOCFB6-6C100 (Managed) Dial-in Number: ee Participant Access Code: Leader Access Code: From: Jessica Thompson (mailto:ithompson@tticas.ora] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 12:45 PM To: Cubarrubia, Archie Ce: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros ‘Subject: RE: New Scorecard in January? Or, actually, anytime on Friday afternoon would work as well. Thanks! Jessica L. Thompson Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for College Access & Success 1111 16" Street NW, Suite 310 Washington DC, 20036 Phone: (202) 223-6060 x601 ithompson@ticas.org www.ticas.org From: Jessica Thompson Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 10:01 AM ‘Cubarrubia, Archie" Cc: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros Subject: RE: New Scorecard in January? Thanks, Archie!‘Would Thursday afternoon, sometime between 1-3pm work. | can swing by in person but one or two others would join us by phone, Thanks! Jessica Jessica L. Thompson Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for College Access & Success 1111 16" Street NW, Suite 310 Washington DC, 20036 Phone: (202) 223-6060 x601 ithompson@ticas.org wwwticas.org, From: Cubarrubia, Archie [meilto:Archle.Cubarrubia@ed.gov} Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 3:47 PM Jessica Thompson Ce: Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros ‘Subject: RE: New Scorecard in January? HiJessica- Happy to chat with you. ! may loop in some other folks in OPE who are working on the Scorecard. Does sometime next Thursday or Friday afternoon work for you? Thanks, Archie Archie P. Cubarrubia, Ed.D. Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 6\W223, Washington, DC 20202 Phone: (202) 401-1292 From: Protopsaltis, Spiros Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:17 AM To: Jessica Thompson; Studley, Jamie; Appel, Jeff; Cubarrubia, Archie Subject: RE: New Scorecard in January? Copying Archie who is the lead from opepd Sent from my Windows PhoneFrom: Jessica Thompson Sent: 12/12/2013 11:06 AM To: Studley, Jamie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Apoe!, Jeff Subject: New Scorecard in January? Hi Jamie, Spiros and Jeff! Itwas great to see you, albeit very briefly, ast night. We spoke with a couple of Department folks at the FSA conference last week about the new version of the Scorecard coming out in January and that it will have new median debt data as well as the new earnings data. We have a number of questions about the coming changes and want to know if there is any chance we could get a quick meeting or phone call to discuss them with one or more of you? We would love to avoid piling on to any criticism of the earnings data that may be likely to come upon release, so we would love to share any potential concerns with you privately in advance if possible. Thanks, Jessica Jessica L. Thompson Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for College Access & Success 1111 16” Street NW, Suite 310 Washington DC, 20036 Phone: (202) 223-6060 x601 ithompson@ www.ticas.org,O'Bergh, Jon From: Soo, David Ser Friday, December 20, 2013 12:21 PM Sanders, James Givens, Garren Subject: RE: Draft Email to commitments for today Awesome! From: Sanders, James Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 12:18 PM To: Nick Sinai Ce: Soo, David; Givens, Garren ‘Subject: Draft Email to commitments for today Nick, here are the names of the folks who made commitments at the Data Jams. | divided them up by coasts as well as created one consolidated list [ene West Coast East Coast West+East aaron@pathsource.com Abigall@collegeabacus.com aaron@pathsource.com abernadotte@beyond12.0ra AGrant@ktenye.org abernadotte@beyond12.0rq, abigail@collegeabacus.com aladiem@fas.harvardedu abigail@collegeabacus.com adamp@payscale.com Andrew@FinalsClub.org adamp@payscale.com AGrant@ktenyc.org arthi krishnaswami@amail,com ‘AGrant@ktenye.ora akim@findthebest com azeem@mit edu akim@findthebest.com AllenSe@si.edu bhunt@simpletuition.com aladjem@fas harvard edu anne@chega.com bobby@applykit.com AllenSa@si.edu barbara@passportedu.com brian,duffy@careylabs.com Andrew@FinalsClub.org betsy@edsurge.com cecilia@aoranku.com anne@cheag.com bill@bilinubert.com ckeller@aplu.ora arthi.krishnaswami@amail,com Brian@Joarado.com colemanc@mit.edu azeem@mitedy brian@passportedu.com dave@edx.org barbara@passportedu.com Carol RavaTreat@uetschooled.com —davidcox@fas.harvard.edu betsy@edsurge.com ewolcicki@amail.com dmoldoff@academyone com bhunt@simpletuition,com 1james.sanders@kippbayarea.org _dseaton@mit.edu bill@billhubert.com Jamie, Studley@ed.aov dsilver@colleaetrack.org bobby@applykit.com ideane@summitps.org atingley@aov.harvard.edu brian.duffy@camneylabs. com jennie.dougherty@kiosbayarea.ora —_dzimmaro@stanford.edu Brian@logrado.com johnson@2u.com edward kairiss@yale.edu brian@passportedu.com kylie,vadnais@onegoalgraduation.org ewoo@parchment.com Carol RavaTreat@aetschooled.com lori@tractusinsight.com felipe. montoya@edunext.co cecilia@goranku.com lydia@payscale.com girash@fas.harvard.edu okeller@aplu.org ‘mandhillon@amail,com heather.rowan-kenyon.1@bc.edu _colemanc@mitedu Mark A DeLoura@ostp.cop.gov _hjenkins@fas harvard.edu dave@edx org max_sona@)brown edu zornig@ua.edu.au davidcox@fas harvard.edu johnson@2u.com james.rolf@yale.edu dmoldofi@academyone.com mmiller@newamerica.net jamous@fas harvard.edu dseaton@mitedu MReed@ticas.ora jasonhoekstra@amail.com dsilver@collegetrack. ‘omojumiller@amail.com engle@ihep.org dtingley@aov harvard edu pooja@piazza.com iennifer frederick@yale.edu dzimmaro@stanford.edu preston@raiselabs.me inpa@stanford edu edward kairiss@yale.edu fyann.madden@kippbayarea.org _jmstanto@syr.edu ewoicicki@amail.com sfancis@collegeboard.org johanna _gutlerner@hms.harvard.edu ewoo@parchment.com smutray@collegesummit ora Josh, Baron@marist.edu felipe. montove@edunext.co ‘Sophie Raseman@treasury.cov irankin@mit edu girash@fas.harvard edu Whitney@collegeabacus.com jsa@edx.org heather.rowan-kenyon.1@bc edu istamper@cs.cmu.edu hienkins@fas harvard.edu julienne.lam@classowi.com zornig@ug.edu.au therschb@princeton,edu james rolf@yale.edu ihunter@massbay.edu james sanders@kioobayarea.org lue@harvard edu Jamie Studley@ed.gov mandy savitz-romer@ase harvard.edu jamous@fas.harvard,edu marissa@learnlaunch.org jasonhoekstra@amail,com matthew miller@gse harvard edu ideane@summitps.ora mecann@newamerica net jengle@ihep.ora mheller@fas.harvard.edu jennie dougherty@kippbavarea.org michael_chui@mekinsey.com Jennifer frederick@yale.edu Michelle Begore@actora iinpa@stanford edu mike@problemsolutions.net johnson@2u.com mks49@georgetown.edu imstanto@syr.edu nbier@omu,edu johanna_qutlerner@hms.harvard edu ndrew@FinalsClub.ora Josh.Baron@marist. edu ned@edx.org irankin@mit edu Nicholas S_Sinai@ostp.cop gov jsa@edx.org nmaynard@<2dfund,ora istamper@cs.cmu edu nth@wpi edu lulienne,am@classowl.com paul jesukiewicz@cameylabs.com _kylie. vadnais@onegoalgraduation.org pmitros@edx.org Iherschb@princeton,edu 1ap42@georgetown.edu; thunter@massbay.edu marceau@aptima com lori@tractusinsight.com focha@edx.org lve@harvard.edu rrubin@edx.org lydia@payscale.com sarah,demers@vale.edu ‘mandhillon@amail, com sclancy@fas.harvard.edu mandy savitz-romer@ase harvard edu slagannathan@worldbank.ora marissa@learlaunch.ora 2Steve Polyak@act.or Mark A DeLoura@ostp.cop.gov slrader@stanford.edu matthew _miller@ase.harvard.edu tina_grotzer@harvard.edu max sona@brown edu ‘Tkirtley@collegepossible org mecann@newamerica net tp64@cornell.edu mheller@fas harvard.edu maurer@fas.harvard.edu michael_chui@mekinsey.com ymmaurer@amail.com Michelle Begora@act.ora william rando@yale.edu mike@problemsolutions.net Xavier@antoviague oF mille@newamerica net mks49@aeorgetown.edu MReed@ticas org nbier@cmu.edu ndrew@FinalsClub.ora ned@edx.org Nicholas S_Sinai@ostp.cop.gov nmaynard@d2afund.ora nth@wpl.edu ‘omojumiller@gmailcom paul jesukiewicz@carneylabs.com pmitros@edx org, pooia@piazza.com preston@raiselabs.me rap42@aeorgetown edu; Imarceau@aptima.com rocha@edx.ora rmubin@edx.org yan, madden@kippbayarea.org sarah demers@ale edu. sclancy@fas harvard edu sfrancis@collegeboard.ora slagannethan@worldbank.ora smurray@collegesummit ora Sophie, Raseman@treasury gov Steve Polyak@act ora slrader@stanford.edu tina _grotzer@harvard.edu ‘Tkinley@collegepossible.ora tp84@comelledu vmaurer@fas.harvard.edu ymmaurer@amail.com Whitney@collegeabacus.com william rando@yale.edu Xavier@antoviaaue.Q'Bergh, Jon. Meyer, Erie Friday, December 13, 2013 10:25 PM Sanders, James; ‘Sophie Raseman@treasury.gov’ Sinai, Nick; Soo, David; Katherine Sydor @treasury.gov’ Subject: RE: College Abacus Flag -- FW: New NPC Bill Go 0 -Original Message From: Sanders, James [James.Sanders@ed.gov] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 09:08 PM Eastern Standard Time ‘To: Sophie. Raseman@treasury.gov; Sinai, Nick; Meyer, Erie; Soo, David; Katherine Sydon@treasury.gov Subject: Re: College Abacus Flag -- FW: New NPC Bill Fascinating. Thanks for providing background, (ONS From: "Sophie, Raseman@treasury.gov" Date: Friday, December 13, 2013 at 8:45 PM To: James Sanders , Nick Sinai , Erie Meyer , "Soo, David" , "Katherine. Sydor@treasury.gov" « Subject: RE: College Abacus Flag ~- FW: New NPC Bill (ersy Sophie Raseman Director of Smart Disclosure USS, Treasury Department, Office of Consumer Policy +1-202-622-0386 (desk) +1-202-664-0381 (blackberry)“*Check Out Hundreds of Free Data Sets at Consumer.Data.gov, the Federal Smart Disclosure Community ** From: Raseman, Sophie Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 5:43 PM To: ‘Sanders, James’; Nick Sinai; Erie Meyer; Soo, David; Sydor, Katherine Subject: RE: College Abacus Flag ~- FW: New NPC Bill Go Sophie Raseman Director of Smart Disclosure U.S, Treasury Department, Office of Consumer Policy +1-202-622-0386 (desk) +1-202-684-0381 (blackberry) **Check Out Hundreds of Free Data Sets at Consumer.Data.gov, the Federal Smart Disclosure Community ** From: Sanders, James {mailto:James.Sanders@ed.qov] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 5:37 PM To: Nick Sinai; Erie Meyer; Soo, David; Raseman, Sophie; Sydor, Katherine Subject: College Abacus Flag ~ FW: New NPC Bill Hey Team, Go From: Abigail Seldin Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 6:39 PM To: James Sanders Subject: New NPC Bill James, Great chatting with you just now. | am attaching the graphic (private consumption only) and look forward to continuing the conversation on Sunday. IF you get chance, it would be great to see a link to past Dept of Ed contracts for the NCES net price calculator. | have attached aa deck that Whitney found explaining the process through which the NPC was developed (see slides 9 and 11), but it doesn't contain any contract information. On the off chance that this bill goes anywhere, I'd love to have the numbers to make the case against unnecessary government expenditure. All the best, and thanks again, Abigail: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:49 PM To: Pauline Abernathy Ce: Jessica Thompson; Diane Cheng Subject: Bipartisan Net Price Calculator Improvement Act Introduced by Reps. Cummings, Issa, and Hinojosa FYI. Below is TICAS’ blog post on the bipartisan Net Price Calculator Improvement Act introduced today. ‘The post links to Rep Cummings’ press release on the bill, which is also posted at hitp://1.usa.gov/19CAoel, TICAS Endorses Bipartisan Net Price Calculator Improvement Act Introduced by Reps. Cummings, Issa, and Hinojosa Posted on December 11, 2013 Net price calculators, required on almost al college web sites since October 2011, can help prospective students and families look past often scary “sticker prices” and gain a better understanding of which schools they might be able to afford, before they have to decide where to apply. Unfortunately, our research has found that many of these online tools are difficult to find, use, and compare. ‘To make net price calculators more useful and accessible for students and families, we strongly support the bipartisan Net Price Calculator Improvement Act (HR 3694), introduced by Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX). This legislation builds on existing Department of Education guidance for where the calculators should be located on college web sites, how they incorporate military and veteran benefits, and what results they must provide. Additionally, the bill protects students’ privacy by prohibiting any personally identifiable information from being sold or made available to third parties. The bil also allows the Department of Education to create a web site that lets students answer one set of questions and obtain net price estimates for multiple colleges at once. This would dramatically simplify the current time-consuming process of finding and filling out a different calculator on each college’s web site. The content and design of that central web site would be reviewed and consumer-tested before going lve, to ensure that it meets the needs of students and families, Colleges would still be able to create their own customized net price calculators, as long as they meet the minimum. requirements. By making these tools easier to find, use, and compare, the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act will help students and families make more informed decisions about which colleges to apply to and attend, For more information about net price calculators, vist our resource page Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The Institute for College Access & SuccessDirect: 202.223.6060 x603 Main: 510.318.7900 www.ticas.org and www.projectonstudentdebt.org. Abigail Seldin CEO & Co-Founder College Abacus woww.CollegeAbacus.com vow facebook.com/CollegeAbacus @CollegeAbacus PH1: 202-738-1092 PH2: 646-431-3100O'Bergh, Jon From: Jessica Thompson Sen ‘Thursday, December 05, 2013 6:11 PM To: Henderson, Josh Subjer Re: college ratings | second guessed myself on timezone for a minute there! Thanks for arranging! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:56 PM, "Henderson, Josh" wrote: Yes, for some reason | was thinking Vegas was Mountain time. And that's very understandable, it would be quite early in the morning for you! From: Jessica Thompson [mailto:jthompson@ticas.org] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 5:55 PM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: Re: college ratings Thanks, Josh! 9am EST and 6am PST, right? It may just be Pauline, ultimately, FYI. We had a pre-call today and I have her all of my questions :) Thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:52 PM, "Henderson, Josh" wrote: Conf line below. Sorry that it will be 7AM Vegas time! (ener From: Jessica Thompson [mailto:ithompson@ticas.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:58 AM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: Re: college ratings ‘Since Pauline will call from Philly and me from Vegas, a conference line would be great. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2013, at 7:50 AM, "Henderson, Josh” wrote: Great. Would it work best for us to call you? What is the best number to reach you? If people will be calling in from multiple places | am also more than happy to offer up one of our conference lines. 1Let me know! Thanks, Josh From: Jessica Thompson [mailto:ithompson@ticas.ora] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:37 AM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: Re: college ratings How about 9am Friday? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2013, at 7:18 AM, "Henderson, Josh" wrote: Yes, EST. From: Jessica Thompson [mailto:ithompson@ticas.org Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:18 AM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: Re: college ratings These are EST times, right? Let me check with Pauline and get back to you. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2013, at 6:18 AM, "Henderson, Josh” wrote: Jamie would be available for a 30 minute call between 9am-10am, 11am- 12pm, or 2pm-3pm on Friday. Any of those work? From: Studley, Jamie Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:40 PM To: Jessica Thompson Ce: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: college ratings ''m in Vegas too. I'm concerned ‘tomorrow may be hectic here. Josh, can you see if any of the windows later in the week work ? Sent from my Windows Phone-a Thompson Sent: 12/3/2013 2:48 PM. To: Studley, Jamie Ce: Henderson, Josh Subject: Re: college ratings Just checking in to see if we can close the loop on getting a call scheduled. Or has Pauline followed up with you directly? | was out yesterday and just arrived in Vegas so apologies if | missed any follow up that had already occurred. Thanks! Jessica Sent from my iPhone ‘On Nov 27, 2013, at 7:03 AM, "Studley, Jamie" wrote: I might be able to do 4th but gave to synch with Vegas time zone and flight time, We'll get back to you Monday Sent from my Windows Phone From: Jessica ‘Thompson Sent: 11/27/2013 9:45 AM To: Studley, Jamie Ce: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: college ratings ‘Thanks, Jamie! Do you have any time between 3-5pm on Wednesday the 4" to do a quick first call with Pauline? She could also do 1pm ‘on Thursday or 4pm on Thursday (the 5"). Josh, if none of those work let me know if there areany times on Friday the 6" that do work, We are happy to follow up with Archie after. Thanks! From: Studley, Jamie [mailto:Jamie.Studley@ ed.gov) Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 6:39 PM To: Jessica Thompson Ce: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: college ratings There is an RF! in the works, to be published in Dec, not sure exactly when, Ask Pauline what she'd like: a short call with ‘me about what's developing; she may know Archie, who's working on the data side, and he could either talk with Matt {whom he knows) directly or the four of us could talk; both? Looping in Josh to handle scheduling for me From: Jessica ‘Thompson {maittoxthompson@tica s.org] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 2:21 PM To: Studley, Jamie Subject: FW: college ratings: HiJamie, Per the below, let me know what is the bestway to get a phone call set up! Thanks, Jessica Jessica L. Thompson Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for College Access & Success 1111 16" Street NW, Suite 310 ‘Washington DC, 20036 Phone: (202) 223-6060 x601 ithompson@ticas.org www.ticas.org From: Pauline Abernathy Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 6:32 PM To: Studley, Jamie Ce: Jessica Thompson Subject: RE: college ratings Thanks Jamie. it would help us provide more constructive feedback if we had a bit more information about what you are thinking (not sure if that will be in the RFI or when then RFI will be issued). To ensure what we submit is helpful and on point and to provide you with some constructive feedback in December, it would be great if we could schedule at least one and ideally two calls with you and/or someone else at the Dept in December. The first call would be short and would be for us to get a better sense of 5your thinking/issues you are wrestling with, The second would be for us to provide you with initial feedback in advance of ‘our more detailed written comments. 've cc'd Jessica who can help figure out the best time for the callfs), Thank you! Pauline From: Studley, Jamie [mailto:Jamie.Studley@ ed.gov] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 9:02 PM To: Pauline Abernathy Subject: RE: college ratings ‘Thanks! That's a hard ‘one to answer: we're working away on the project and will be able to use comments we get in January, but since know TICAS often has insights that could shape our thinking, maybe point us ina ‘g00d direction, I'm also eager to hear what you're thinking as soon as possible, Are you asking about general comments, or a specific response to the forthcoming RFl on the data and metrics side? If you're thinking of the kind of detailed data/metries/definition al ete work that you do so well also no need to wait. Makes me wonder — ‘would a call be useful, to get a flavor of what you're thinking and when how it might fit? 6From: Pauline Abernathy {mailto:pabernathy@ttic as.org) Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 6:05 PM To: Studley, Jamie Subject: college ratings HiJamie! I hope you are settling in well at ED. We are working on comments and recommendations on college ratings and wondered when the Dept needed them by in order to be able to consider them. We've been planning on submitting them in January in order to eit the thought we think it deserves, but given recent events | wanted to make sure that would not be too late for them to be considered. Thanks. Pauline Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success. Direct: 202.223.6060 x603 Main: $10.318.7 900 www.ticas.org and www.projectonstudent debt.org,O'Bergh, Jon From: Kai Drekmeier Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 1031 AM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction Great - thank you. From: Henderson, Josh [mailto:Josh.Henderson@ed.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 7:14 AM To: Kai Drekmeier Subject: RE: introduction | scheduled for 45 minutes, so you will have until 10:15am. Thanks! From: Kai Drekmeier [mailto:kai@insidetrack.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:10 AM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction No problem. Will they have until 10:30 or just 10am? Thanks, Kai From: Henderson, Josh [mailto:Josh.Henderson@ed.gov) Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 6:25 AM To? Kai Drekmeier Subject: RE: introduction Many apologies to do this again, but would it be possible to push to 9:30? A last minute conflict has presented itset. From: Kai Drekmeier [mailto:kai@insidetrack.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 5:32 PM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction Great ~ Thank you again. kai From: Henderson, Josh [mailto:Josh.Henderson@ed.cov] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 2:21 PM To: Kai Drekmeier Subject: RE: introduction Ok, let’s plan on Tuesday the 10" at Sam.We'll meet at the LBJ building at 400 Maryland Ave. SW. You can enter on either the C St. or Maryland Ave. side and use my name as a point of contact, You will need a government issued ID to enter. The meeting will take place in Jamie’s office. Thanks! Josh From: Kai Drekmeler [i Sent: Tuesday, Decem! To: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction 10:kai@insidetrack.com) 03, 2013 5:15 PM Hi Josh ~ fll be on my way to the airport at that time, I'm happy to meet with Jamie at 8:30am Thursday and Jeff separately on Weds if necessary. Also, | have some time Tuesday morning as well (before 10:30am). ‘Thanks again for your help, kai lenderson, Josh [mailto:Josh,Henderson@ed.aov] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:34 PM To: Kai Drekmeier Subject: RE: introduction ‘And [hit send and realized | had my dates mixed up and 11am no longer works. Would 3:15 that afternoon work? Apologies for the mix-up. From: Kai Drekmeler [mallto:kal@insidetrack.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 4:19 PM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction Just hit send and realized that | should have asked where we'll be meeting Thank you for your help. Kai fenderson, Josh [mailto:Josh, Henderson@ed.gov} Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:08 PM To: Studley, Jamie; Kai Drekmeier; Appel, Jeff; Robert Shireman ‘Subject: RE: introduction Hello all, 8:30-9:30 on the 12" would not work for Jeff. Kai and Robert, how about 11am on the 12"? That time works for Jeff and Jamie. Thanks, JoshFrom: Studley, Jamie Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 4:03 PM To: Kai Drekmeier; Appel, Jeff; Robert Shireman; Henderson, Josh Subject: RE: introduction It would be nice to meet. | learned a little about your organization a few years ago. I'm looping in Josh to help schedule for Jeff and me, Dec 11 is impossible for me, but | have between 8:30-9:30 on Th, maybe that would work. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Kai Drekmeier Sent: 12/3/2013 12:12 PM To: Appel, Jeff; Robert Shirem: Subject: RE: introduction Studley, Jamie Bob — Thank you very much for the introduction, Jeff and Jamie ~ My schedule is wide open on the afternoon of Wednesday the 11" if you have 45 minutes or an hour that day. If that doesn’t work, how is Thursday morning? ook forward to meeting you. Best regards, Kai From: Appel, Jeff [mailto:Jeff. Appel@ed.ov) Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: Robert Shireman; Studley, Jamie Ce: Kai Drekmeier ‘Subject: RE: introduction Sounds exciting and would love to hear more about it. Look forward to meeting! Sent from my Windows Phone From: Robert Shireman Sent: 12/3/2013 10:46 AM To: Studiey, Jamie; Appel, Jeff Ce: Kai Drekmeier Subject: introduction Jamie and Jeff: 1am writing to introduce you to Kai Drekmeier, the president of Inside Track, who will be in D.C. ina couple of weeks. | think it would be mutually beneficial for you to meet. Under contracts with colleges, Inside Track provides structured phone-based success coaching to students, one of very few strategies that is backed by rigorous independent research (as an advisor to Inside Track, | helped arrange for the study).Kaiiis looking at strategies for bringing success coaching to more students, and possibly also to use what they learn in their coaching as feedback for institutional improvernent. (Coaching is already support by some TAACCCT grants and at least one HSI grant.) He is thinking through next steps in bringing coaching to colleges, including the role of philanthropy and possible federal incentives or programs for improving retention and student success. ED should know about Inside Track’s work — maybe some ideas will spark. Jamie, | hope your reentry into D.C. is going well. Thanks to both of you for any time you can offer, and do let me know if there is anything I can do. -Bob Robert Shireman il) (bob sienO'Bergh, Jon. From: Rigel S. Massaro Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 4:38 PM To: Studley, Jamie Subject: FW: This Thursday Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 1:37 PM To: Jamienne Studley Subject: This Thursday Hi, Jamie, | hope this finds you well—perhaps in LA already? | wanted to give you the heads up that Bob Shireman, David Halperin, and Carrie Wofford will be meeting with Sophia MeArdle, Gail McClarnan, and Steve Finley to discuss state authorization. Bob Fellmeth and | hope to join by phone. Feel free to give me a call [X6) or{ x8) ] ‘Thanks, Jamie. | very much enjoyed reading your piece in our e-news. Rigel Rigel S. Massaro Policy & Legal Advocate 131 Steuart Street | Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 415.431.7430 x31 (t) | 415.431.1048 (f) rmassaro@publicadvocates.org Public Advorates Ine. | Making Rights Real | www.publicadvocates.org Gare CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION ‘This email message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. f you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you received this email message in error, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this email message or by telephone. Thank you.O'Bergh, Jon From: Lauren Asher Sent Monday, November 04, 2013 10:24 PM To: Appel, Jeff ce: Gast, Sara; Bill Swindell; Pauline Abernathy Subject RE-in the office til 8pm your time, then reachable by cell Thanks so much! Good to talk with you, and have a good night. From: Appel, Jeff [mailto:Jeft Appel@ed. cov] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:24 PM To: Lauren Asher Ce: Gast, Sara; Bill Swindell; Pauline Abernathy Subject: Re: in the office til 8pm your time, then reachable by cell Will try in a bit. Now on a crowded, disabled metro train. From: Lauren Asher [mailto:LAsher@ticas.ora] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 09:22 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Appel, Jeff Ce: Gast, Sara; Bill Swindell ; Pauline Abernathy Subject: RE: in the office til 8pm your time, then reachable by cell Just tried you at the office again ~ reachable now at{(6)6) ‘We're putting together a blog post based on our best understanding at this point, but even 10 minutes tonight would be very helpful if possible. From: Appel, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Appel@ed.cov] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:10 PM To: Lauren Asher Ce: Gast, Sara; Bill Swindell; Pauline Abernathy ‘Subject: Re: in the office til Spm your time, then reachable by cell Hi Lauren. Got your return vmail-sorry we missed each other. | also tried reaching Pauline, but we didn't connect either. Will try again tomorrow, but unfortunately may be late in the day. ~jeff auren Asher [maito:LAsher@ticas.ora} Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 06:41 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Appel, Jeff Ce: Gast, Sara; Bill Swindell ; Pauline Abernathy ‘Subject: in the office til 8pm your time, then reachable by cell Jeff, per our questions about the ch, I'm in the office tadav until 8pm your time at 510-318-7904. After that, please feel free to try me at{(X6) lor Pauline at}(6) 'll be in transit (and in tunnels) 8-9pm your time. Thanks! Lauren Lauren Asher, President ‘The Institute for College Access & Success 405 14th Street, 11th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 phone: 510-318-7900, x304 fax: 510-318-7918,O'Bergh, Jon Gast, Sara Monday, Novernber 04, 2013 2:14 PM Appel, Jeff Talwalker, Ajita (Ajita_RTalwalker@who.eop gov); Spector, Stephen FW: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions If you're able to chat with Lauren this afternoon, that would be awesome. TICAS' comms director (Bill Swindell) just called to ask about our announcement and timing, and reiterated that Lauren still wants to know the answers to these Qs before they would put out a statement. Thanks for your help :) Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 1:08 PM To: Appel, Jeff Ge: Spector, Stephen ‘Subject: FW: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Just chatted with Lauren for a while — | jotted down her numerous questions/comments to pass along to you :| They're below, but we can chat through them later! Didn't know this was happening either. Stephen will try to more or less hold off press today by giving minimal answers and saying we'll have more to say next week, and Lauren is doing the same. From Lauren * General: she wants to know if' we can change the content of the message over the coming weeks (also because she wants us to) ‘© Why didn’t you mention 20 or 25-year-loan forgiveness? (I told her there ate sensitivities and I know she knows.) ‘© “You will likely qualify for an income- Friday, November 01, 2013 2:21 PM Gast, Sara Appel, Jeff RE: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Thanks so much for your time on the phone earlier, Sara, and | understand that both you've got a lot on your plates. Wil work with what I've got if we can’t close the loop today. From: Gast, Sara [mailto:Sara.Gast@ed.gov] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 11:18 AM To? Lauren Asher Ce: Appel, Jeff ‘Subject: RE: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions I had pinged Jeff with your questions, but | know he’s running around and I'm not sure if he's had a chance to look through them yet. We're still planning on a fuller announcement next week, but understand that you need to get back to the Chronicle today ‘Appreciate your points on the estimator — we'll chat about that here and let you know what's possible for us to do. Thanks, Lauren! From: Lauren Asher (mailto:LAsher@ticas.ora] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 2:13 PM To: Gast, Sara Subject: RE: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Any sense of whether | should still wait to hear back from you or Jeff about the remaining questions? FYI, we spent some more time on the problem of getting to the actual application from the “repayment estimator” link in the sample letter. It goes to the main studentloans.gov page at httos://studentloans, gov/myDirectL oan/index.action, where there's nothing that says “repayment estimator” — when praising the online application to outside audiences, which we do a lot, we fine we have to spend a lot of time explaining what you have to do once you're on this webpage. We really hope you can create a temporary landing page from that link for anyone who hasn't already gotten an email, one with simple instructions about what to do once you're on the studentloans.gov page (or this one, which requires one less click but still needs an explanation first). Also, would it be possible to include a simple explanation of how to get to the estimator and application in the emails themselves? From: Gast, Sara [mailto:Sara,Gast@ed.qov] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 9:01 AM To: Lauren Asher ‘Subject: RE: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Just tried you! Feel free to call me back ~ 202-401-1989. The announcement is up on IFAP today:hito://www.ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/110113DeptLaunchesincomeDrivenFedStudentLoanRepaymentCampaign.ht Posted Date: November 1, 2013 Author: Brenda Wensil, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Federal Student Aid Subject: Department Launches Income-Driven Federal Student Loan Repayment Campaign Earlier this year, President Obama called for the Department to do more to ensure that all federal student loan borrowers are aware of affordable repayment options so that student loan debt does not stand in the way of life’s opportunities. Beginning in November, the Department of Education will contact borrowers to ensure they have the information they need to choose the right repayment option for them. The campaign will target borrowers whose grace periods will end soon, borrowers who have fallen behind on their student loan payments, borrowers with higher-than- average debts, and borrowers in deferment or forbearance because of financial hardship or unemployment. The e-mails, which will be distributed through mid- December, will reach approximately 3.5 million federal student loan borrowers. Borrowers will be prompted to access resources designed to educate them on repayment options, apply for an income-driven repayment plan, or contact their federal student loan servicer for additional information A sample e-mail—the one for borrowers whose grace periods will end soon— is attached to this announcement. From: Lauren Asher [mailto:LAsher@ticas.org] riday, November 01, 2013 11:54 AM ast, Sara; Appel, Jeff ill Swindell Subject: RE: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions ‘Thanks, Sara, Michael is asking to talk to us today “now that it’s officiat” ~it would be very helpful to have a better understanding of what's been announced as well as the planned launch, as we need to get back to him today and are likely to get more calls when you make the bigger announcement. if you could give me a ring now at the number below, that would be great. And if there are questions that Jeff is better able to answer, perhaps you can pass them along. From: Gast, Sara [mailto:Sara.Gast@ed.cov] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:47 AMTo: Lauren Asher; Appel, Jeff Ce: Bill Swindell ‘Subject: RE: got 2 press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Lauren, we're also planning on folding this into a bigger announcement next week (hopefully Tuesday} to fully announce the launch of the outreach campaign, for your awareness. | can share some of the detailsif Jeffs tied up. From: Lauren Asher [mailto:LAsher@ticas.org] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 11:38 AM To: Appel, Jeff Ce: Gast, Sara Subject: got a press call re IBR outreach announcement, have questions Jeff, We got a call from Michael Stratford at the Chronicle of Higher Ed regarding today’s IFAP announcement re IBR_ outreach. Per my vmail, there are a few things I'm hoping you can clarify before | have to call Michael back today. I'm reachable on my cell today at) Thanks. Lauren Lauren Asher President ‘The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) 405 14” Strect, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612 510-318-7900, x304 ashen @ticas.org www ticas org www projectonstudentdebt.orgO'Bergh, Jon From: Kanter, Martha Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 8:06 PM T Miceli, Julie Subject: RE: Memo on Gainful Employment Proposals Submitted by Negotiators ‘Thanks. | didn't. From: Miceli, Julie Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 6:06 PM To: Kolotas, John; Mahaffie, Lynn; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Kanter, Martha; Gomez, Gabriella; Studley, Jamie Cc: GEuser Subject: Re: Memo on Gainful Employment Proposals Submitted by Negotiators €D, Pls don't reply. Will do so. Julie From: Pauline Abernathy (mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org) Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 06:03 PM To: Kolotos, John; Mahaffie, Lynn; Miceli, Julie; Appel, Jeff; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Kanter, Martha; Gomez, Gabriella; Studley, Jamie Ce: Debbie Cochrane Subject: Memo on Gainful Employment Proposals Submitted by Negotiators FYL-Attached is a memo reviewing some of the proposals submitted to the Department by members of the negotiated rulemaking panel on gainful employment. It supports and discusses the following negotiator recommendations: 1. Include a repayment rate measure in the program assessments; 2, Pass all career education programs where most graduates do not borrow (.e., where the median loan debt of completers Is zero); 3. Focusa rigorous new program approval on colleges with problematic programs; 4. Provide relief to students who enrolled in programs that lose eligibility; 5. Require disclosure and reporting of more meaningful and verifiable job placement rates; 6. _ Require effective disclosure and reporting of meaningful program information; and 7. Prevent cohort default rate (CDR) manipulation through adoption of a program-level CDR or other means. We also posted this memo on our web site. As always, we'd be glad to answer any questions you may have.Best, Pauline Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success Direct: 202.223.6060 x603 Main: 510.318.7900 www.ticas.orgchttp:// www. ticas.org> and www.projectonstudentdebt.orgchttp://www.projectonstudentdebt.org>O'Bergh, Jon From: Kanter, Martha Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 1:23 PM To: (ox) Subject: ‘Obama Proposal on College Affordability and Value Blog TICAS.org Caroline Hoxby-Turner Cohort Default Rares Bob Shireman - California Competes (Ox) "Anthony is my favorite student leader who now works for Anna Eshoo! Please meet him and his brother Alex who's in Public Policy at UC-Berkeley.." - Martha The post is now live http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/09/department-launches-college-affordability-and-value-outreach-initiative-today- starting-with-student-advocates/ Sent using BlackBerryO'Bergh, Jon From: Cubarrubia, Archie Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 5:35 PM To: Finkel, Jessica; Amann, Amanda; Harden, Blake; McFadden, Elizabeth; Miceli, Julie; Kolotos, John; GEuser; Sheth, Tushar; Flood, Kyle; Mahaffie, Lynn; McLarnon, Gail; Wilson, Amy; tzkowitz, Michael; Marinucci, Fred; Finley, Steve; Baker, Jeff; Hammond, Cynthia; Klock, Dan; Appel, Jeff; Muenzer, Melanie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Weko, Tom; Chesley, Susan Subject: RE: GE Reg Revision Session FYI, NCES released a report in 2011 called “Borrowing at the Maximum” that looked at the behavior of borrowers using NPSAS 2007/8: http://nees.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012161, ‘Also, the data that TICAS uses in http://projectonstudentdebt.org/state_by state-data.php are from the Common Data Set (CDS), which is known to have data quality issues, so use with caution inkel, Jessica Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 4:44 PM To: Amann, Amanda; Harden, Blake; McFadden, Elizabeth; Miceli, Julie; Kolotos, John; GEuser; Sheth, Tushar; Flood, kyle; Mahaffie, Lynn; McLarnon, Gail; Wilson, Amy; Itzkowitz, Michael; Marinucci, Fred; Finley, Steve; Baker, Jeff Hammond, Cynthia; Klock, Dan; Appel, Jeff; Muenzer, Melanie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Weko, Tom; Cubarrubia, Archie; Chesley, Susan Subject: RE: GE Reg Revision Session Hi everyone, oo Thanks, Jessica From: Amann, Amanda Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 5:25 PM To: Harden, Blake; McFadden, Elizabeth; Miceli, Julie; Kolotos, John; GEuser; Sheth, Tushar; Flood, Kyle; Mahaffie, Lynn; McLarnon, Gail; Finkel, Jessica; Wilson, Amy; Itzkowitz, Michael; Marinucci, Fred; Finley, Steve; Baker, Jeff; Hammond, Cynthia; Klock, Dan; Appel, Jeff; Muenzer, Melanie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Weko, Tom; Cubarrubia, Archie; Chesley, Susan ‘Subject: RE: GE Reg Revision Session [eNsySent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:14 PM To: Harden, Blake; McFadden, Elizabeth; Miceli, Julie; Kolotos, John; GEuser; Sheth, Tushar; Flood, Kyle; Amann, ‘Amanda; Mahafie, Lynn; McLarnon, Gail; Finkel, Jessica; Wilson, Amy; Itzkowitz, Michael; Marinucci, Fred; Finley, Steve; Baker, Jeff; Hammond, Cynthia; Klock, Dan; Appel, Jeff; Muenzer, Melanie; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Weko, Tom; Cubarrubia, Archie; Chesley, Susan Subject: GE Reg Revision Session When: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Secretary's conf room “or- Dial: [(0)4) ]Codes{x4) iat: Code:[0¥4) Leader [014)O'Bergh, Jon From: Flood, Kyle Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 2:55 PM To: Sheth, Tushar; Gomez, Gabriella; Muenzer, Melanie; Wilson, Amy; Mahaffie, Lynn; Cubarrubia, Archie; Appel, Jeff; Baker, Jeff; Hammond, Cynthia; McLarnon, Gai; Klock, Dan; Finkel, Jessica; Amann, Amanda; McFadden, Elizabeth; Miceli, Julie; GEuser Attachments: Key problems with ED GE proposal 9-8-13.paf, Sept 2013 draft GE rule with TICAS comments Sept 8.docx Go Kyle Flood Sent from my Windows Phone From: Miceli, Julie Sent: 9/9/2013 2:35 PM To: Flood, Kyle (exe) From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@ticas.ora] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 02:09 PM To: Appel, Jeff; Talwalker, Ajita ; rrodriquez@who.op.cov ; JLeibenluft@who.eop.gov ; Lachman, Sherry ; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Rohit.Chopra@cfpb.gov ; angela.peoples@cfpb.gov ; james R. kvaal@who.cop.gov, ; Miceli, Julie (Cc: Debbie Cochrane (55) (ONY From: Debbie Cochrane Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 11:50 PM To: Margaret Reiter; Rory O'Sullivan; EConnor@nylag.org; wharkley@mscenterforjustice.org; Barmak Nassirian; Kevin Jensen; Mohr, Rhonda; dellajusticel @aol.com; Libby. DeBlasio@state.co.us; jrickard@pusetsound.edy; ‘daywalt@vetjobs.com; Sandra.kinney@amail.com; rcheath@aacc.edu; Jack. Warer@sdbor.edu Cc: Pauline Abernathy; Jennifer Webber (exe) (ONSyTo: Interested Parties FROM: ‘The Institute for College Access & Success DATE: September 8, 2013 RE: Three Key Problems in the Department's 8/29/13 Draft Gainful Employment Proposal, and Potential Solutions ‘This memo briefly reviews three key problems with the Education Department's draft gainful employment regulation, and potential solutions to each one. The three problems are: 1. Noncompleters are not included in program assessments 2. Programs metrics and disclosures are based on the number of students who receive federal aid, no matter how representative this group of students is of the program overall. 3, The debt metrics need to be improved and strengthened, There are, of course, many other important issues, including job placement rates, which the AG negotiators have circulated a proposal on; debt relief for students, which the legal aid negotiators are ‘working on; and new program review, which the Department's draft proposal is silent on.* Problem 1: Noncompleters are not included in program assessments. Since 2010, organizations representing students, consumers and college access organizations have been clear that the gainful employment metrics need to avoid creating loopholes for programs with both high student borrowing and low completion rates.” A low completion rate is one of the ways programs can fail to prepare students for gainful employment. Students who borrow but do not complete are often left carrying, substantial debt without the increased earning power that should come from a completed degree or certificate, Therefore it is important that the definition of gainful employment not create a loophole for schools to ignore the debt burdens of students who do not complete or create incentives for schools to discourage completion by students with high debts, The 2011 gainful employment rule accounted for noncompleters by using a repayment rate in addition to the debt-to-earnings measures, but the Department's new proposal for gainful employment does not include the repayment rate in assessments of programmatic outcomes. As a result, a program where 99% of the students drop out with debts they cannot repay, could still pass the proposed metrics with fiying colors. Solution: Include the repayment rate In assessments of programmatic outcomes. The Department may suggest that it eliminated the repayment rate measure in response to the court's finding that the Department had not provided adequate justification for the 35 percent repayment rate threshold in the final gainful employment regulation. However, the use of a repayment rate measure was not at issue, just the rationale for the 35 percent threshold. ‘The repayment rate has a solid basis in the lending industry. It is widely accepted in consumer finance that negative amortization loans, where loan principal does not decrease, are risky. In * See coalition letter on the need to review new programs only at schools with problematic programs in order to prevent schools from evading accountability at http://www orotectstudentsandtaxpayers.ore/wp: ontent/uploads/2012/03/GE New program approval commentsFINAL Novi 4.pdl. *htups//prolectonstudentdlebt.org/files/pub/teg reg coalition support letter to Duncan.pdtfact, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in 2009 recommended a prohibition on negative amortization mortgages where borrowers “dig deeper into debt with each monthly payment,” and these types of mortgages have been banned in California since 2010.’ Recently, the OCC reiterated that such loans “do not reduce the borrower's outstanding liability or the bank's credit exposure..” and “..benefit neither of the parties involved in the loan."* These examples provide a reasoned basis for limiting funding to programs where loans are generally in negative amortization: those with repayment rates below SO percent and whose graduates have high debt ratios. Programs that falled any two of the three metrics (repayment rate, debt to annual earnings, and debt to discretionary earnings) would be a failing program. Requiring programs to fail all three metrics would allow programs with two high debt ratios to continue receiving funding based solely on their repayment rate. Problem 2: Program metrics and disclosures are based on the number of students who receive federal aid, no matter how representative this group of students is of the program overall. Because the court concluded that adding students who do not receive federal student ald to NSLDS violated the statutory ban on creation of a student unit record system, the Department cannot collect data on individual students who do not receive federal Title IV aid. However, the Department can still base program-level, assessments and disclosures on data for all students, including those who do not receive Title IV loans or grants. In addressing the court’s concern about individual student-level data, the draft regulation now appears to base the program assessments and disclosures on just the students who received Title IV aid, regardless of whether those students make up a small share of the students in the program and are therefore not indicative of the program's quality or outcomes more broadly. See the examples below for how this can be problematic. EXAMPLES: Program A_ : Program B a) Waraduates 100 100 fof graduates who received 7 90 20 federal ald . # of graduates who borrowed rr | 0 loans _ IE ° US, Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. November 18, 2009. Press Release. “Comptroller Dugan Urges Regulators Around the World To Set Minimum Mortgage Underwriting Standards.” http://vwr.oce.gov/news-Issuances/news-releases/2009/nr-oce-2009-143. html. California Assembly Bill No. 260 (2009): ftp:/fleginfo. public.ca.gov/pulb/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_260_bill_20091011_chaptered. pa. * May 14, 2013 letter from OCC to the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA, in response to comments on CBA ‘comments on private loan modifications. See Appendix C of TICAS comments here: heto:/Auww-ticas.org/les/pub/TICAS_memo_re_upcoming_neg_reg_issues_Aug_19_2013.paf 2Current ED Proposal: assess | Consider debt-to-earnings ratios of | Consider debt-to-earnings ratios programs based on debt of |_| the 90federal aid recipients, which | ofthe 20 federal aid recipients, federal aid recipients represent 90% of graduates | which represent 20% of graduates, half of whom did not borrow at all Completion, placement rate, | The program could fal based on Disclosures appear to be based on Title 1V recipients only ‘earnings, and median debt aisclosures based on Title IV recipients only, excluding those | Disclosures would be based on the Just 10% of ts graduates, ‘who id not receive aid but | minority of students who receive Including those who did not take Title iV aid out loans ‘A Better Solution: assess Because most graduates had | Because most graduates had not programs based on the debt borrowed, consider debt-to- borrowed, recognize the absence burdens of typical graduates | earnings ratios ofthe 85 borrowers, | of debt for the 90% of graduates. which represent 85% of graduates | The median debt would be zero Whenever possible and eee a appropriate, base disclosures | on all students, regardless of ‘whether they received federal | aid Solution: A program should automatically pass both debt metrics if a majority of the program's graduates do not take out loans. This would focus serutiny on programs where debt is common. and may be problematic—since debt-free graduates cannot have problematic debt loads—and would have the added benefit of reducing the administrative burden on schools, including many community colleges, offering programs where a majority of the students do not borrow. For programs where most graduates do have debt, the measures would still exclude the minority of graduates who did not borrow. This would mean that some graduates (those who do not borrow) would be excluded in the program assessments, but that program assessments would always be based on the majority of graduates. By contrast, whenever possible and appropriate, disclosures should be based on all students regardless of whether they received Title IV aid, in order to be representative of all students in the program. For instance, if the median debt at majority non-borrower programs is zero, then requiring programs to disclose median debt for Title lV aid recipients exclusively would be misleading, Problem Debt metrics need to be Improved and strengthened. (a). The discretionary income measure falls to measure the real debt burden for families with children. Discretionary income measures are typically used to provide a realistic estimate of the amount of income an individual or family has after meeting basic costs of living. The concept of discretionary income recognizes that borrowers with higher incomes can afford to devote a larger share of their Income to loan repayment. However, discretionary income estimates have ‘to account for family size to be meaningful, and the Department's proposal does not. The Department's debt to discretionary income metric assumes all borrowers are single with no children (i.e,, it defines discretionary income as “the difference between mean or median annual earnings and 150 percent of the Poverty Guidelines for a single person in the continental U.S.” This definition dramatically overstates the amount of income larger households have available 3after meeting basic expenses. According to the Baum-Schwartz definition of discretionary income cited previously by the Department, a single adult with an annual income of $35,000 has, more than $17,000 in discretionary income, but the breadwinner of a family of four with the same income has no discretionary income at all. Under the Department's draft regulation, both borrowers are assumed to be able to manage the same loan payment. This is not accurate or appropriate, particularly as half ofall undergraduate students at for-profit colleges have dependent children, and nearly a third have at least two children. Solution: If the discretionary income measure cannot reasonably be adjusted for family size for the purpose of this regulation, we recommend the Department calculate discretionary income assuming a family size of two instead of a family size of one determining the amount of income needed to cover families’ basic costs. (b). The debt-to-earnings ratios allow programs to continue receiving federal aid for several years even when their students typically exceed established thresholds for manageable debt. ‘The Institute for College Access & Success’ Project on Student Debt commissioned with the College Board the 2006 paper by Sandy Baum and Saul Schwartz on which the Department heavily based its thresholds, as described in the July 2010 NPRM.‘ In their paper, Baum and ‘Schwartz conclude, “Our suggestion is not that 20 percent of income is a reasonable debt- service ratio for typical borrowers. Rather, itis that there are virtually no circumstances under which higher debt-service ratios would be reasonable.” Baum reiterated in a September 8, 2010 post for the Chronicle of Higher Education that the Baum-Schwartz paper referenced above supports using a debt-to-discretionary-income threshold of 20 percent or less, concluding that “no former student should have to pay more than 20% of their discretionary incorne for all student loans from all sources.” Similarly, Baum’s attempt to document the historical basis for the eight-percent rule of thumb for student loan debt found that it was initially intended to include all forms of non-mortgage debt, such as credit card payments and car loans. Even if eight percent is an appropriate student debt threshold for traditionally aged college students who may have litle debt outside of student loans, itis decidedly less so for career education programs, whose students are more likely to be working adults with families and significant financial obligations. Solution: These recommended thresholds strongly underscore the ‘zone’ classification for programs that exceed the thresholds of 8 percent for debt-to-earnings and 20 percent for debt-to-discretionary-earnings. We further recommend classifying as @ failing program one that exceeds by 150 percent either threshold (greater than 12, percent or 30 percent, respectively) rather than one that fails both by at least 150 percent (both greater than 12 percent and 30 percent). 5 Sandy Baum and Saul Schwartz. 2006. How Much Debt is Too Much? Defining Benchmarks for Manageable ‘Student Debt. 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That said, ifa negotiator submits this information for consideration of the Committee, the Department will make it available. As you are also aware, this communication may be releasable under a FOIA request. As always, and for these reasons, | encourage you to make this Information publicly available, if you have not already. ‘Again, nice seeing you today, and thank you for sending this and your engagement in our neg-reg, Warm regards, Julie From: Pauline Abernathy [mallto:abernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 02:09 PM To: Appel, Jeff; Talwalker, Ajita ; rrodriguez@who.eop.gov ; JLeibenluft@who.eop.gov ; Lachman, Sherry ; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Rohit.Chopra@cfpb.aov ; angela.peoples@cfpb.qov ; james R. kvaal@who.eop.aov ; Miceli, Julie Ce: Debbie Cochrane Subject: FW: TICAS memo on three key problems with ED gainful employment proposal and comments on text of draft 1proposal FYI. We gave these two documents to some interested negotiators. The second one has comments and questions on the text of the Dept’s draft proposal. From: Debbie Cochrane Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 11:50 PM To: Margaret Reiter; Rory O'Sullivan; EConnor@nylag.org; wharkley@mscenterfortustice.ora; Barmak Nassirian; Kevin Jensen; Mohr, Rhonda; dellajusticet @aol.com; Libby.DeBlasio@state,co.us; jrickard@pugetsound edu; tdaywalt@wetjobs.com; Sandra.kinney@gmail,com; rcheath@aacc.edu; Jack Warner@sdbor.edu Ce: Pauline Abernathy; Jennifer Webber Subject: TICAS memo on three key problems with ED gainful employment proposal Hiall - some of the negotiators have asked for our thoughts on problems with the Department's draft gainful employment proposal and ways those problems could be addressed. Three such problems are outlined in the attached, along with proposed solutions. We will have some hard copies for your reference tomorrow. See you in the morning! DebbieO'Bergh, Jon From: Jessica Thompson Sent: ‘Thursday, September 05, 2013 237 PM Te Appel, Jeff Subject: Scorecard Earnings Data? Hi, Jeff! | have two sets of questions for you (see below). Please let me know if there is a better person for me to contact on these questions. Scorecard Earnings Data | know we discussed this last March, but with the addition of earnings data to the Scorecard coming up we had a few follow-up questions we had. 1. The data will be combined for both completers and non-completers, right? 2. Will you be matching all undergraduates with federal students loans? All undergraduates and graduates? Or just. those entering repayment in the most recent year (as with the median debt figures)? 3. How will those with zero earnings in SSA be treated and will you be able to identify groups of employees like teachers and service members who may not contribute to SSA due to pension plans, etc.? IBR and Budget Documents © Why was the estimated 2012 IBR/ICR repayment volume (from the FY13 budget appendix) so much lower than the actual 2012 repayment volume (from the FY14 budget appendix), or perhaps the more relevant question ~ why was the actual 2012 repayment volume so much higher than the actual 2011 repayment volume? Does it have to do with the subsidy rates being reestimated? See the numbers at \\sbs2011\shared\BR\IBR Usage Data\IBR share of DL repayment volume DC 07-02-13.xlsx. ¢ Inthe FY14 ED budget appendix, why does the projected subsidy rate for IBR go down so much between 2012 and 2013? See page 352, right column, of http://www.whitehouse gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/edu.pdf. This is true even for unsub loans, while the other repayment options for unsub loans aren't that different between those two years. ‘Thanks so much for any information you can provide relating to these questions, Jeff! Please feel free to give me a call at any time, My cell is(©X6) if !am not at my desk Thanks! Jessica Jessica L. Thompson Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for College Access & Success 1111 16" street NW, Suite 310 ‘Washington DC, 20036 Phone: (202) 223-6060 x601 ithompson@ticas.orgwww.ticas.orgO'Bergh, Jon From: Plotkin, Hal Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:36 PM To: [Pxe) Subject: Re; Learning is an instinct ‘And of course | viewed your speech. | am always interested in what you have to say. A related aside: check out Applaventor (from MIT) - stunning what at least some students are teaching themselves (and the products/incomes they are creating) with little more than some smart scaffolding. Will everyone be helped by such approaches? No. But millions now excluded will (and already are). Hal From: Robert Shireman (mailtof(byf6)__] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 06:05 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Plotkin, Hal Subject: Re: Learning is an instinct ‘Thanks for watching it and responding so thoughtfully! My thoughts response: ‘We also instinctually know how to do physical exercise. As he say’ in the Ted talk, "children will learn to do what they want to learn to do." That is consistent with my point that a good teacher inspires students to keep at it — making them want to learn, and giving them tools and assignments (exactly what he showed in the video). T would be cautious about telling people that "learning is an instinct" because then they will (continue to) blame students for just not having the motivation, They'll think that people at the selective colleges are the ones who have the strong learning instinct, so we should give up on the other people, Hi to Lauren and also to Team Kanter. -Bob On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Plotkin, Hal wrote: Enjoyed your talk linked on Huff Post today. Found much to agree with near the end (the need for valid assessments of course and instructor quality — working hard on that). But disagree on one major point: Leaming is an instinct. We often damage that instinet in things we call “schools” - but human nature is NOT to avoid learning or the hard work that comes with it. Quite the contrary. We are wired to leam. It is deep in our biology.Cheek out this wonderful TED talk, where some related experiments are discussed... See: hitp://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/2010/09/the-instinct-to-learn-and-teach. html Hope all is well! Your fan, Hal Hal Plotkin Robert Shireman astro ‘@hob shimmyO'Bergh, Jon From: Pauline Abernathy Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 10:10 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh Subject: RE: TICAS Welcomes White House Plan to Promote College Access and Success and Reduce the Burden of Student Debt Of course. I'l be free btwn 11:30-12:30 today and after 4pm. If we miss, you can reach me this weekend on my cellf(X6) From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:38 PM To: Pauline Abernathy ‘Subject: RE: TICAS Welcomes White House Plan to Promote College Access and Success and Reduce the Burden of Student Debt Pauline ~ would it also be possible to touch base with you today or tomorrow on a personal note? Thanks, Leigh From: Arsenault, Leigh Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:02 PM To: ‘Pauline Abernathy’ Subject: RE: TICAS Welcomes White House Plan to Promote College Access and Success and Reduce the Burden of Student Debt Thanks, Pauline. From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:58 PM To: cmunoz@who.eop.gov; gsperling@who.cop,goy; ‘ILeibenluft@who.eop.gov'; 'PShevlin@who.eop.gov'; ‘James_R._kvaal@who.eop.gov'; ‘rrodriguez@who.eop.gov'; 'Ajita_R_Talwalker@who.eop.gov'; ‘Martha_B_Coven@omb.eop.gov'; 'RCho@who.eop. gov; jfurman@cea.cop.qov; 'bauguste@who.eop.gov'; ‘Martha.Kanter@ed.gov’; 'Gabriella.gomez@ed.gov'; ‘Jeff Appel@ed. gov’ ‘Leigh Arsenault@ed.gov'; ‘Sara. Gast@ed.gov'; ‘Rohit. hopra@cfpb.gov'; Zixta.Martinez@cfpb.gov; Jennifer. Howard@cfpb.goy; 'aaron-dine@iomb.eop.gov'; ‘massie.titsch@ed.gov’; ‘Kelsey.R.Merrick@who.eop.gov'; sbaker@ovp.eop.gov; Sherry E Lachman@ovp.eop.gov; ‘danielle_e_lazarowitz@who.eop.gov'; Protopsaltis, Spiros; Wall, Mary C. : Jessica Thompson Subject: TICAS Welcomes White House Plan to Promote College Access and Success and Reduce the Burden of Student Debt college access ‘success STATEMENT OF PAULINE ABERNATHY CONTACTS:Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success Gretchen Wright, 202/371-1999 Bill Swindell, 510/318- 7902 August 22, 2013 Shannon Gallegos, 510/318-7915 TICAS Welcomes White House Plan to Promote College Access and Success and Reduce the Burden of Student Debt Includes Targeted Borrower Outreach about Income-Driven Repayment Plans “We welcome the President's call to develop measures to reward colleges that prioritize access, affordability, quality, and student success. It will be easy to do this poorly and hard to do it well, but we cannot continue on the current path of college costs rising faster than family incomes and grant aid. Student debt is at record levels and rising. Students and families need better information about costs and outcomes when making college choices, and we can't afford to continue investing in those schools that overcharge and under-deliver. “The President's plan acknowledges that the federal government, states, and institutions share responsibility for keeping quality higher education within reach for all Americans. Unless states and institutions do their part to rebuild and maintain accessible, affordable, high-quality higher education, college costs and debt levels will only continue to escalate, Three-quarters ofall students are enrolled in community colleges and public universities. “These proposals must be developed carefully so that the very efforts intended to increase college access and success for low- and moderate- income students don’t have the unintended effect of pushing those students out or to schools where they're unlikely to be served well. For example, bonuses should be given to schools that serve low-income students well, not to those that graduate them with degrees they cannot use and debts they cannot repay. TICAS issued a proposal to do this earlier this year. Similarly, while TICAS developed the concept of disbursing student aid throughout the term, as the White House suggests, the potential risks to students are too great to mandate such policy without evidence that it increases, rather than decreases, college access and success. “We applaud the President's proposals to improve and increase awareness of federal loan repayment options, including providing all students with the assurance of manageable income-based payments and forgiveness after 20 years. Similar benefits are already available to some recent graduates through the Pay As You Earn plan and to future borrowers in the Income-Based Repayment plan starting next July. TICAS has developed a detailed proposal to streamline these income- driven plans into one improved and well-targeted plan. However, the best repayment plans cannot help borrowers who are unaware of them. With delinquency and default rates rising, today’s announcement of targeted outreach to borrowers with high debt and showing signs of distress is urgently needed.” weed ‘An independent, nonprofit organization, The institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) works to make higher education more available and «affordable for people ofall backgrounds. Our Project on Student Debt works to inrease public understanding of sing student debt ond the Implications for our families, economy, and society. For more information se wwwws.teas.or9 and www. projectanstudentdeb.ora or follow us on Twitter ot www. twitter.com/TICAS ora, Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success Direct: 202.223.6060 x603 Main: 510.318.7900 www.ticas.org and www.projectonstudentdebt.orgO'Bergh, Jon From: Pauline Abernathy Seni Friday, July 12, 2013 6:23 PM To: Kanter, Martha; Arsenault, Leigh; Appel, Jef; Protopsaltis, Spiros; james.R. _kvaal@who.eop.gov; Talwalker, Ajita; rrodriguez@who.eop.gov; danielle lazarowitz@who.eop gov; Miceli, Julie « Debbie Cochrane; Joseph Mais; Jennifer Webber Subject: FW: TICAS Letters of Support for Negotiators for Upcoming Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Sessions Attachments: StudentNegotiatorSupportLetter.Finallulyl1 pdf, LegalAdvocacyOrgNegotiatorSupportLette FINAL July12.paf; TICAS letter endorsing AG nominations July 12 2013.pdf, TICAS BusinessNomineeSupportLetter TedDaywalt Junel2 2013,pdf We appreciate the Education Department's inviting nominations from diverse affected constituencies to serve on this fall’s negotiated rulemaking panel on gainful employment regulations, and are delighted that so many strong and diverse candidates have been nominated to serve on the panel. Below is a list of the student, consumer, legal aid, state AG, business and industry, aid administrator, and non-profit college nominations for which TICAS submitted endorsements. ‘As we said in our written comments, we urge the Department to ensure sufficient representation of the diverse and traditionally underrepresented interests of students, consumers, and taxpayers in negotiated rulemaking. In the 2009-2010 negotiated rulemaking on program integrity issues, more than half of the negotiators were employees and representatives of various types of colleges. While the for-profit college industry claimed they were under-represented, fully one quarter of the negotiators were either employed by for-profit colleges or had for-profit college members, in addition to the representative of national accreditors that accredit for-profit colleges. By contrast, only two of the 16 negotiators represented students and consumers. We encourage the Department to consider the appropriate balance given the diverse student and ‘taxpayer interests at stake, Thank you for your continued work on behalf of students and taxpayers. Best, Pauline Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The institute for College Access & Success Direct: 202.223.6060 x603 Main: 510.318.7900 wwwticas.org and www.projectonstudentdebt.org, From: Jennifer Webber Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 3:18 PM To: wendy.macias@ed.gov Cc: Pauline Abernathy; Debbie Cochrane Subject: TICAS Letters of Support for Negotiators for Upcoming Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Sessions Wendy ~ ‘Attached please find four letters of support for negotiators for the upcoming gainful employment rulemaking sessions.Students: Rory O'Sullivan, Young Invincibles Tom Tarantino, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America This letter is also signed by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Logal assistance organizations that represent students: Eileen Connor, New York Legal Assistance Group Whitney Barkley, Mississippi Center for Justice (as alternate) This letter is also signed by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. State attorneys general and other appropriate State official Della Justice, Office of the Kentucky Attorney General Samuel Levine, Office of the Illinois Attorney General (as alternate) Olivia (Libby) DeBlasio, Office of the Colorado Attorney General (as alternate) Business and industr Ted Daywalt, CEO and President, Vetlobs TICAS' support letters for the following nominees have already been submitted or will be submitted by others: Financial aid administrators at postsecondary institutions: Kevin Jensen, Financial Aid Administrator, College of Western Idaho Private, non-profit institutions of higher educatior Jenny Rickard, Vice President for Enrollment, University of Puget Sound TICAS will aso be listed as a supporter of the following nominations in the nomination letter itself, which you will receive today from the nominating organization: Consumer advocacy organizations: Margaret Reiter, ret. Maura Dundon, Center for Responsible Lending (as alternate) Thank you so much, and if you have question, please respond to me, along with Pauline and Debbie, cc’d on this email, a | will be out of the office the rest of the day. Best, Jennifer Webber CellO'Bergh, Jon. From: Arsenault, Leigh Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 6:30 PM To: Pauline Abernathy Subject: RE: left you a vm message this am Tried to reach you~ so you have, my ceils [OH6) Feel free to call tonight or anytime. From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@tticas.org] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 12:37 PM To: Arsenault, Leigh ‘Subject: RE: left you a vm message this am Great. Thanks! From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov} Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 12:29 PM To: Pauline Abernathy Subject: RE: left you a vm message this am Hi Pauline, Sorry to have missed you earlier this week and today. Will call this afternoon. Thanks! -Leigh -auline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@tticas.org] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 10:57 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh ‘Subject: left you a vm message this am Can you call when get you get a chance? Thanks. Pauline Abernathy Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success Direct: 202.223,6060 x603 Main: 510.318.7900 www.ticas.org and www.projectonstudentdebt.org,O'Bergh, Jon From: Arsenault, Leigh Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:00 PM To: (Ox) Subject: Re: Fwvd: BPPE Notice to Institutions Regarding United States Department of Education State Authorization Regulations Under 34 CFR §600.9 Bob, ‘Thanks for passing this along. -Leigh From: Robert Shireman [mailto{(OV6) } Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 06:48 PM Eastem Standard Time To: Arsenault, Leigh Subject: Fivd: BPPE Notice to Institutions Regarding United States Department of Education State Authorization Regulations Under 34 CFR §600.9 Pretty clear message from the state that the Bureau is a reasonable option for any college. To the extent that anyone is not enamored with that option, it seems like they should be asked whether they have told the Bureau what it is about their rules or procedures that doesn't work for them. -Original Message From: Private Postsecondary General Information [mailto:BI Of Michele (Hedding) Alleger Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 3:09 PM SEN@LISTSERV.DCA.CA.GOV. Subject: Notice to Institutions Regarding United States Department of Education State Authorization Regulations Under 34 CFR §600.9 PPE-GEN@LISTSERV.DCA.CA.GOV] On Behalf Notice to Institutions Regarding United States Department of Education State Authorization Regulations Under 34 CFR §600.9 Dear School Administrator: On Friday, June 7, 2013, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau) notified the United States, Department of Education (USDE) of the Bureau's support for an additional one-year extension of the implementation date of the changes to 34 CFR $600.9(a) and (b) (State authorization regulations), until July 1, 2014, for the purpose of allowing the Bureau to review licensing applications for otherwise exempt institutions that choose to seek State authorization through the Bureau, and to conduct compliance inspections for institutions approved by the Bureau by means of accreditation, The letter to USDE can be found on the Bureau's website, at: http://www. bppe.ca.gov/schools/extension_06102013.pdf Institutions are welcome to use this letter as the Bureau's explanation of how the additional one-year extension will permit institutions to comply with amended 34 CFR §600.9 through the process made available by the Bureau. Should USDE request evidence from the institution regarding the specific actions taken by the institution to utilize the State authorization process provided by the Bureau, the Bureau will provide, upon the receipt of an application for approval to operate, an 1institution with a letter verifying the Bureau's receipt of that application. On June 27, 2013, Governor Brown signed legislation relating to the pathway to and impact on an exempt institution that obtains Bureau approval. Assembly Bill 76, approved with the 2013-14 Budget Act, authorizes an institution currently exempt from the Bureau's oversight to waive its exempt status and voluntarily opt into the Bureau's oversight, Once an institution chooses Bureau oversight, the institution is no longer authorized to claim an exemption from the Bureau. The legislation also clarifies student placement and salary data collection and reporting requirements for institutions that were previously exempt. For those institutions currently approved or secking approval by the Bureau by means of accreditation, once calendared for a compliance inspection, the institution will receive written notification from the Bureau of the pending inspection, For those institutions currently approved by means of accreditation for which a compliance inspection has already been completed, the Bureau will be mailing letters to the institution verifying the date of completion of the compliance inspection. Licensing applications are located on the Bureau's website at: http://www. bppe.ca.gov/schools/applications. shtml Questions regarding the licensing process should be addressed to Leeza Rifredi, Licensing Manager, at leeza.sifiedi@dca.ca.gov or (888) 370-7589, Ext. 4 Information regarding the compliance inspection process can be found on the Bureau's website, at: http://www. bppe.ca.gov/enforcement/compliance.shtml Questions regarding the process should be addressed to Connie Bouvia, Enforcement Chief, at connie bouvia@idea.ca.gov or (888) 370-7589. Ext. 3 Sincerely, Joanne Wenzel Deputy Bureau Chief To unsubscribe from this email list please click on the link below and follow the instructions on the web page. hutps://www.dea.ca.gov/ webapps/bppe/subscribe.php Robert Shireman unosO'Bergh, Jon From: Perrotti, Carmine Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:12 PM To: Henderson, Josh Subject: More Piche Friday, May 17, 2013 12:30-1:30 / Meeting: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights To: Arsenault, Leigh ; Forte, Denise ; Harden, Blake ; Miller, Ben ; Miceli, Julie ; Flood, Kyle ; Appel, Jeff ; Muenzer, Melanie wrote: Great! Standing by...(and grateful), Hal From: Robert Shireman [maittox{>X®) ‘Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 11:16 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Hal Plotkin ; Plotkin, Hal Subject: Re: URGENT (fairly) ~ seeking your advice on CA-related TP's for Arne Duncan ‘Yes ~ in the next couple hours, On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Hal Plotkin wrote: Are you still planning to help out with this below? If so, please respond TODAY (Monday, June 17) to my work email address: hal.plotkin@ed.gov with cc to this email address (hplotkin@plotkin.com) | had hoped to finish up this chore this past weekend, but no luck with that. Eager to get your thoughts and suggestions! HalOriginal Message —~ From: Robert Shireman To: Hal Plotkin Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:10 PM ‘Subject: Re: URGENT (faitly) -- seeking your advice on CA-related TP's for Ame Duncan Happy to give you some thoughts. And I'm tentatively planning to attend the event. On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Hal Plotkin wrote: U hope all is well with you (and that this email address still works!).. Turns out Ame will be visiting CA in about a week ~ and | have been asked to prepare his Talking Points on some key California education issues (please see questions below). My final deadline is next Tuesday, June 18 by 10AM EST — but unfortunately to hit that deadline I'd really need a response/advice from you, if you are able to help, sometime on Monday (apologies!) Is there any chance you could offer your suggestions on these questions (please see below)? | just need a few sentences in each case (although feel free to share more extensive thoughts, of course) Basically, Martha and | want to make sure that whatever we give Ame enables him to make a constructive contribution to the conversation in California. My first thought: ask Bob! I'd be thrilled (and deeply grateful) if you are able to email me something back sometime before COB ‘on Monday ~ or alternately, if it would be easier for you I'd be happy to chat on the phone about this, and try to transcribe our conversation into the short talking points Arne needs. | don't mean to impose, but | know how hard you work on many of these issues so | thought it possible you might welcome a chance to help us shape the message Arne will deliver when he visits California. Here are the questions, as posed by his communication staff (again, we just need a few top level sentences on each) Hi, all, Ame is doing a conversation and Q&A at the Public Policy Institute of California on June 21, with PPIC’s CEO, Mark Baldassare, moderating. Most of the questions that PIC has sent us are broad queries about a variety of K-12 issues but I want to make sure that Ame is prepared to talk, if asked, about several California specific issues. Some brief TPs on the following subjects that would be very helpfi 4) 1) Gov. Brown's proposal--and the state's recent adoption--of a weighted-pupil funding formula. Is this a step toward equity in school finance that Ame should hail at the PPIC event? 3) 2) Higher education issues in CA—are there any big issues that are coming to a simmer? W3) What is happening with respect to restoring funding for higher education? 4) Also, four big districts (San Diego, LA, San Francisco, and Oakland) have, as | understand it, recently lowered some of their graduation requirements, such that high school students must 3complete all courses in the a-g sequence with grades of D or higher to graduate, whereas the UC and CSU systems have required students to complete all courses in the a-g sequence with a C or higher to be eligible for admission. The district's changes were made in response to concerns expressed by the ACLU and other organizations about wide variations by high school and district in a-g completion rates. Is this something we want Ame to comment on? Bob: Any chance you can provide us with advice on these four questions (and/or let us know if anything critical is not on this list that Arne should mention)? Again, hoping all is well with you and yours, Warm regards and appreciation, always, Hal Hal Plotki 1n behalf of M: a Kanter and Ame Dt Robert Shii aorheemn Robert Shireman Siem Robert Shireman uteostO'Bergh, Jon From: Perrotti, Carmine ‘Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:53 PM Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh Jennifer Webber, Talwalker, Ajita RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Hi Pauline ~ | reached out to the Secretary's office and they are reviewing the meeting request with the scheduling team. Someone from Secretary Duncan's scheduling and advance office will reach out to you directly with a response. Please feel welcome to continue to reach out to me with any questions. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary US. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 10:43 AM To: Perrotti, Carmine; Arsenault, Leigh Ce: Jennifer Webber; Talwalker, Ajita Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Carmine and Leigh, We have not heard anything from the Secretaries office. Is there someone there | should follow up with? Thanks, Pauline riginal Message- From: Perrotti, Carmine {mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 5:22 PM To: Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh Ce: Jennifer Webber; Talwalker, Ajita Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Hi Pauline - | will follow up with the Secretary's office. Moving forward, you should hear from the Secretary's office directly. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under SecretaryUSS. Department of Education -Original Message- From: Pauline Abernathy {mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:22 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Perrotti, Carmine Ce: Jennifer Webber; Talwalker, Alita Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Hi Leigh and Carmine, Any update on the coalition's request for the meeting with the Secy? Thanks. Pauline Original Message From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:25 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Talwalker, Ajita Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Of course ~ thank you so much for taking the time to meet with Martha. | know she very much appreciates ~ as we all do ~- the work of the coalition. 'm sorry to hear about Rick and hope everything was smooth yesterday. | will follow-up with the Secretary's office on the additional meeting request. Feel free to reach out to me and Carmine directly to check on status. iginal Message From: Pauline Abernathy (mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org] Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 8:40 PM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ata Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Leigh, thank you again for facilitating the meeting with Martha Kanter on Friday. Everyone very much appreciated it, FYI-It turns out Rick Weidman with Vietnam Veterans of America arrived late but was waiting downstairs for someone to escort him up to the meeting. | don't know if you will be attending tomorrow's hearing but Rick is scheduled to testify at 10am, Any update on the request for the coalition to meet with the Secretary? Pauline riginal Message: From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:56 AM ‘To: Pauline Abernathy; Talwalker, Ajita Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Great - adding Carmine to this chain. | should also clarify that | am unable to ensure a meeting with the Secretary. But we will be happy to pass along additional information that will be informed by the meeting with Martha.Thanks, -Leigh Original Message-— From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:52 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘That would be great. Jennifer Webber has the best handle of everyone's schedules. Thank you! Pauline riginal Message. From: Arsenault, Leigh {mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:10 AM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Pauline Abernathy Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Pauline, we are very interested in meeting with the broad coalition in regards to these issues. Ideally we could schedule the meeting this week with Martha and then follow-up on the meeting with the Secretary if that is amenable to the group. Do you know? Many thanks, -Leigh Original Message From: Talwalker, Ajita [mailto:Ajita_R_Talwalker@who.eop.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:03 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘Thanks Pauline-Leigh and | can do a little digging on this and follow up with you, Ajita riginal Message- From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:34 PM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Leigh Arsenault (leigh arsenault@ed.gov) Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: FW: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Ajita and Leigh, ‘After members of the coalition supporting a strong GE rule met with NEC, DPC and OMB earlier this year, Dianne Piche at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights submitted a request for the broad coalition to meet with Secretary Duncan, similar to the meeting the coalition had with him last fall. She also requested a smaller meeting with Undersecretary Kanter with a subset of coalition members, similar to the meeting at the WH. As you can see below, the request to meet with the Secy has been denied and the meeting with US Kanter has not yet been scheduled. | do not mean to be critical of the Dept for this-there seems to have been a fair amount of confusion and miscommunication regarding the requests 3{eg,, it sounds like it may not have initially been clear that it was a request on behalf of the broad coalition, including veterans, students and many others, so It was initially referred to OCR). If there is anything you can do to ensure both meeting requests receive all due consideration, we would appreciate it. | have attached the OUS meeting request for reference, We and many members of the coalition have registered to testify at the public hearings and/or submit written comments for the record, and we understand that comments must be officially submitted for the Department to consider them for the neg reg. These meeting requests are in now way a substitute for submitting comments but a continuation of the conversation with the Secretary and UnderSecretary from last year, and a reflection of our desire to have the same conversation with the Dept that we had with the WH (On behalf of the entire coalition, thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Best, Pauline Original Message: From: Perrotti, Carmine {mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:13 PM To: Dianne Piche Cc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Hi Dianne - Unfortunately, Secretary Duncan is unable to accept a meeting at this time, However, Under Secretary Kanter is happy to meet with you and the other requested participants. Can you please identify several dates and times when you can be available for this meeting? please provide as many options as possible, Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary US. Department of Education Email: carmine,perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message From: Dianne Piche [mailto:Piche@civilrights.org] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:45 AM To: Perrotti, Carmine Ce: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Thank you, Carmine, We'll look forward to hearing back from you on dates. Dianne Dianne Piché The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 202-466-3311 - receptiondirect Go cell Original Message- From: Perrotti, Carmine {mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 2:16 PM To: Dianne Piche Ce: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Dear inne ~ | wanted to follow up on the request you submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary on April 29th. We are working with the Office of the Secretary to see if Secretary Duncan may have any availability in the coming weeks for your meeting. if he is not available, | will work with you to schedule a meeting with Under Secretary Martha Kanter. Thank you. | look forward to being in touch with you. Best, Carmine Perrott Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264O'Bergh, Jon From: Jennifer Webber Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:47 PM Te Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: [confirmation] your request to meet with Under Secretary Kanter Thank you! -Original Message From: Perrotti, Carmine {mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:43 PM To: Jennifer Webber Subject: [confirmation] your request to meet with Under Secretary Kanter Dear Jennifer - The following meeting with Under Secretary Kanter is confirmed: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET 400 Maryland Ave SW Washington, DC 20202 Dr. Kanter has also invited several policy advisors from the Department to join the conversation. Upon arrival, please check in with the security desk at the front door and give them my name. A photo ID will be required for entry. Prior to the meeting , please also provide any necessary briefing materials to be discussed during your conversation with Dr. Kanter. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact me. Thank you. We look forward to meeting with you soon. Best, Carmine Perotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message- From: Jennifer Webber [mailto:jwebber@ticas.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:13 PM To: Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issuesCarmine - We are confirmed for 12:30 - 1:30 PM this Friday, 5/17. | am pulling together a list of attendees that will include whether or not the individuals are registered lobbyists. Please let me know if you need any other information. Thank you! Jennifer -Original Message From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:50 PM To: Jennifer Webber Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Hi Jennifer - Under Secretary Kanter is available from 1 - 1:30 PM on Friday, 5/17. However, we can hold a 60 minute meeting if your group can be available from 12:30 - 1:30 PM. | am holding that time until | hear from you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message From: Jennifer Webber [mailto:jwebber@ticas.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:28 PM Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Carmine - Would 1 PM this Friday, 5/17 work for a meeting? Next week is an incredibly busy one, as 'm sure you know, so having the meeting this week and that time would be really nice. Please let me know. Thank you! Jennifer Original Message. From: Perrott, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 8:28 AM To: Jennifer Webber Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues HiJennifer - | wanted to follow up on the below email chain. Please let me know your team’s availabilty or this meeting this week and next. Please provide as many options as possible. Thank you.Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:05 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrott, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related Issues We did not take it as a guarantee, but that it will be reconsidered. Many thanks. Pauline Original Message- From: Arsenault, Leigh {mailto:Leigh Arsenault @ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:56 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Talwalker, Ajita Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Great -- adding Carmine to this chain. | should also clarify that | am unable to ensure a meeting with the Secretary. But we will be happy to pass along additional information that will be informed by the meeting with Martha Thanks, -Leigh Original Message From: Pauline Abernathy (mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:52 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘That would be great. Jennifer Webber has the best handle of everyone's schedules. Thank you! Pauline Original Message From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:10 AM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Pauline Abernathy Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issuesPauline, we are very interested in meeting with the broad coalition in regards to these issues. Ideally we could schedule the meeting this week with Martha and then follow-up on the meeting with the Secretary if that is amenable to the group. Do you know? ‘Many thanks, -Leigh Original Message- From: Talwalker, Ajita [mailto:Ajita_R_Talwalker@who.eop.gov] Sent londay, May 13, 2013 10:03 AM auline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Thanks Pauline-Leigh and I can do a little digging on this and follow up with you. Ajita -Original Message From: Pauline Abernathy [mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:34 PM To: Talwaiker, Alita; Leigh Arsenault (leigh arsenault@ed.gov) Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: FW: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Ajita and Leigh, ‘After members of the coalition supporting a strong GE rule met with NEC, OPC and OMB earlier this year, Dianne Piche at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights submitted a request for the broad coalition to meet with Secretary Duncan, similar to the meeting the coalition had with him last fall. She also requested a smaller meeting with Undersecretary Kanter with a subset of coalition members, similar to the meeting at the WH. As you can see below, the request to meet with the Secy has been denied and the meeting with US Kanter has not yet been scheduled. | do not mean to be critical of the Dept for this-there seems to have been a fair amount of confusion and miscommunication regarding the requests (eg, it sounds like it may not have initially been clear that it was a request on behalf of the broad coalition, including veterans, students and many others, so it was initially referred to OCR). If there is anything you can do to ensure both meeting requests receive all due consideration, we would appreciate it. | have attached the OUS meeting request for reference. We and many members of the coalition have registered to testify at the public hearings and/or submit written comments for the record, and we understand that comments must be officially submitted for the Department to consider them for the neg reg. These meeting requests are in now way a substitute for submitting comments but a continuation of the conversation with the Secretary and UnderSecretary from last year, and a reflection of our desire to have the same conversation with the Dept that we had with the WH. On behalf of the entire coalition, thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Best, Pauline Original Message: From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:13 PM. To: Dianne PicheCc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Hi Dianne - Unfortunately, Secretary Duncan is unable to accept a meeting at this time. However, Under Secretary Kanter is happy to meet with you and the other requested participants. Can you please identify several dates and times when you can be available for this meeting? please provide as many options as possible. ‘Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message- From: Dianne Piche [mailto:Piche@civilrights.org] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:45 AM To: Perrotti, Carmine Cc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Thank you, Carmine. We'll look forward to hearing back from you on dates. Dianne Dianne Piché The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 202-466-3311 - reception 202-466-0087 - direct [CX | cell Original Message- From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 2:16 PM To: Dianne Piche Ce: Kate Wikelius, Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Dear Dianne - | wanted to follow up on the request you submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary on April 29th. We are working with the Office of the Secretary to see if Secretary Duncan may have any availability in the coming weeks for your meeting. if he is not available, | will work with you to schedule a meeting with Under Secretary Martha Kanter. Thank you. | look forward to being in touch with you.Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264O'Bergh, Jon From: Perrotti, Carmine Sent Monday, May 13, 2013 11:16 AM Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Thank you all, | will connect with Jennifer directly Best, Carmine Perrott Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary US. Department of Education -Original Message: From: Pauline Abernathy {mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org]) Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:05 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues We did not take it as a guarantee, but that it will be reconsidered. Many thanks. Pauline -Original Message From: Arsenault, Leigh [mailto:Leigh.Arsenault@ed.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:56 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Talwalker, Ajita Cc: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher; Perrotti, Carmine Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Great -- adding Carmine to this chain. | should also clarify that | am unable to ensure a meeting with the Secretary. But we will be happy to pass along additional information that will be informed by the meeting with Martha. Thanks, Leigh Original Message From: Pauline Abernathy {mailto:pabernathy@ticas.org} Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:52 AM To: Arsenault, Leigh; Talwalker, Ajita Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘That would be great. Jennifer Webber has the best handle of everyone's schedules. Thank you! PaulineOriginal Message- From: Arsenault, Leigh (mailto:Leigh Arsenault@ed.gov} Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:10 AM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Pauline Abernathy Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Pauline, we are very interested in meeting with the broad coalition in regards to these issues. Ideally we could schedule the meeting this week with Martha and then follow-up on the meeting with the Secretary if that is amenable to the group. Do you know? Many thanks, -Leigh Original Message- From: Talwalker, Ajita [mailto:Ajita_R_Talwalker@who.eop.gov] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:03 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘Thanks Pauline--Leigh and | can do a little digging on this and follow up with you. Ajita Original Message- From: Pauline Abernathy [mailt Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:34 PM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Leigh Arsenault (leigh.arsenault@ed.gov) Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: FW: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Ajita and Leigh, After members of the coalition supporting a strong GE rule met with NEC, DPC and OMB earlier this year, Dianne Piche at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights submitted a request for the broad coalition to meet with Secretary Duncan, similar to the meeting the coalition had with him last fall. She also requested a smaller meeting with Undersecretary Kanter with a subset of coalition members, similar to the meeting at the WH. As you can see below, the request to meet with the Secy has been denied and the meeting with US Kanter has not yet been scheduled. | do not mean to be critical of the Dept for this-there seems to have been a fair amount of confusion and miscommunication regarding the requests (eg, it sounds like it may not have initially been clear that it was a request on behalf of the broad coalition, including veterans, students and many others, so it was initially referred to OCR). If there is anything you can do to ensure both meeting requests receive all due consideration, we would appreciate it. | have attached the OUS meeting request for reference. ‘We and many members of the coalition have registered to testify at the public hearings and/or submit written comments for the record, and we understand that comments must be officially submitted for the Department to consider them for the neg reg. These meeting requests are in now way a substitute for submitting comments but a continuation of the conversation with the Secretary and UnderSecretary from last year, and a reflection of our desire to have the same conversation with the Dept that we had with the WH. On behalf of the entire coalition, thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. 2Best, Pauline Original Message: From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:13 PM To: Dianne Piche Cc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE; [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Hi Dianne - Unfortunately, Secretary Duncan is unable to accept a meeting at this time. However, Under Secretary Kanter is happy to meet with you and the other requested participants. Can you please identify several dates and times when you can be available for this meeting? please provide as many options as possible. Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message: From: Dianne Piche [mailto:Piche@civilrights.org) Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:45 AM To: Perrotti, Carmine Ce: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested) Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter ‘Thank you, Carmine. We'll look forward to hearing back from you on dates. Dianne Dianne Piché ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 202-466-3311 - reception 202-466-0087 - direct (Oxey |-cell -Original Message From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 2:16 PM To: Dianne Piche Ce: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Dear DianneI wanted to follow up on the request you submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary on April 29th. We are working with the Office of the Secretary to see if Secretary Duncan may have any availability in the coming weeks for your meeting. if he is not available, | will work with you to schedule a meeting with Under Secretary Martha Kanter. Thank you. | look forward to being in touch with you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary US. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264ergh, Jon From: Talwalker, Ajta Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10.03 AM To: Pauline Abernathy; Arsenault, Leigh ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: RE: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues ‘Thanks Pauline--Leigh and | can do a litte digging on this and follow up with you. Ata Original Message~ From: Pauline Abernathy (mailto:pabernathy @ticas.org] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:34 PM To: Talwalker, Ajita; Leigh Arsenault (leigh arsenault@ed.gov) Ce: Jennifer Webber; Lauren Asher Subject: FW: requests for meetings with Secy Duncan and UnderSecy Kanter re GE and related issues Ajita and Leigh, ‘After members of the coalition supporting a strong GE rule met with NEC, DPC and OMB earlier this year, Dianne Piche at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights submitted a request for the broad coalition to meet with Secretary Duncan, similar to the meeting the coalition had with him last fall. She also requested a smaller meeting with Undersecretary Kanter with a subset of coalition members, similar to the meeting at the WH. As you can see below, the request to meet with the Secy has been denied and the meeting with US Kanter has not yet been scheduled. | do not mean to be critical of the Dept for this--there seems to have been a fair amount of confusion and miscommunication regarding the requests (eg, it sounds like it may not have initially been clear that it was a request on behalf of the broad coalition, including veterans, students and many others, so it was initially referred to OCR). If there is anything you can do to ensure both meeting requests receive all due consideration, we would appreciate it. | have attached the OUS meeting request for reference. We and many members of the coalition have registered to testify at the public hearings and/or submit written comments for the record, and we understand that comments must be officially submitted for the Department to consider them for the neg reg. These meeting requests are in now way a substitute for submitting comments but a continuation of the conversation with the Secretary and UnderSecretary from last year, and a reflection of our desire to have the same conversation with the Dept that we had with the WH. On behalf of the entire coalition, thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Best, Pauline Original Message- From: Perrotti, Carmine [mailto:Carmine.Perrotti@ed.gov) Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:13 PM. To: Dianne Piche Cc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha KanterHi Dianne - Unfortunately, Secretary Duncan is unable to accept a meeting at this time. However, Under Secretary Kanter is happy to meet with you and the other requested participants. Can you please identify several dates and times when you can be available for this meeting? please provide as many options as possible. ‘Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential Assistant Office of the Under Secretary USS. Department of Education Email: carmine.perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264 Original Message. From: Dianne Piche [mailto:Piche @civilrights.org} Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:45 AM. To: Perrotti, Carmine Ce: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter ‘Thank you, Carmine. We'll ook forward to heating back from you on dates. Dianne Dianne Piché ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 202-466-3311 - reception 202-466-0087 - direct (exer |-cell -Original Message From: Perrotti, Carmine (mailto:Carmine Perrotti@ed.gov} Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 2:16 PM To: Dianne Piche Cc: Kate Wikelius Subject: RE: [action requested] Your invitation to Under Secretary Martha Kanter Dear Dianne - | wanted to follow up on the request you submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary on April 29th. We are working with the Office of the Secretary to see if Secretary Duncan may have any availability in the coming weeks for your meeting. if he is not available, | will work with you to schedule a meeting with Under Secretary Martha Kanter. Thank you. llook forward to being in touch with you. Best, Carmine Perrotti Confidential AssistantOffice of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education Email: carmine,perrotti@ed.gov Desk: 202-401-0264jergh, Jon Roger Nozaki <{(BV6) Monday, May 13, 2013 6:13 PM Nozaki, Roger Student debt National Policy Agenda to Reduce the Burden of Student Debt (published by TICAS on 1/25/13), which was requested at the April meeting:htip://www.ticas.org/files/pub/PolicyAgenda_012513_FINAL.pdf RogerO'Bergh, Jon Carlo Salerno <{X6) Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:04 PM Appel, Jeff Hehe Just had my first face to face conversation with Bob Shireman, Nobody was harmed in the exchange. :-)O'Bergh, Jon Miceli, Julie Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:29 PM Weiss, Joanne; Kanter, Martha Re; OIG Seeks Subpoena Enforcement Against TICAS Taking care of it, From: Weiss, Joanne Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:10 PM To: Miceli, Julie; Kanter, Martha ‘Subject: RE: OIG Seeks Subpoena Enforcement Against TICAS Got it = thank you. Since this is public, do you guys need to give OCO a heads-up, in case they get calls? From: Miceli, Julie ‘Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:08 PM To: Weiss, Joanne Subject: Fiv: OIG Seeks Subpoena Enforcement Against TICAS Importance: High Fy iceli, Julie Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 11:17 AM To: martha.kanter@ed.gov ; Bergeron, David; Talwalker, Ajita Ce: Rosenfelt, Phil (Phil, Rosenfelt@ed. gov); Luke Glisan (luke.alisan@ed.gov) Subject: OIG Seeks Subpoena Enforcement Against TICAS Confidential and Privileged Martha & David, (ONSJulie Julie Miceli Deputy General Counsel Office of the General Counsel