New Jersey regulators need to strengthen their oversight of background checks for nursing home employees after a federal audit published this month found deficiencies. The report by the federal ...

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" extends Pell Grant eligiblity to include short-term programs beginning July 1, 2026. Some education experts worry the expansion could open the door to low-quality ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional,” adding to public outcry after ...

As the owners intentionally understaffed two New Jersey facilities and diverted Medicaid money for their own use, residents in the homes “suffered unnecessarily,” the state comptroller said. By ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. The New Jersey Department of Human Services announced recently ...

The Trump administration has decided that, for student loan programs at least, nursing programs are not "professional" degrees. While the decision simply means nursing students will be subject to a ...

The Trump administration’s plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act sets new loan limits on what it categorizes as "professional" graduate programs. An Education Department proposal defining which graduate degrees fall into the ...

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases. Students pursuing graduate degrees in ...

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is partnering with Quinnipiac University to launch a two-year, part-time educational program aimed at helping mid-career professionals transition into nursing. The ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...