The U.S. Department of Education against education

Originally published at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

More than half of students take at least one course online, and many take more. Because of overregulation from the U.S. Department of Education, Pennsylvania students stand to lose federal aid for many of these courses.

The Education Department wants to remove asynchronous learning — online courses that allow students to complete class requirements on their own time — from the bureaucratic definition of a “clock hour” of learning. This move would make these unique, student-centric courses ineligible for federal aid.

Asynchronous learning doesn’t follow the traditional in-person educational model. Rather than attend class at a specific time, students complete coursework on their own schedule. Instead of live lectures, asynchronous learning often uses pre-recorded lectures and lessons given through other media students absorb at their convenience.

Read more at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette