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On Tuesday, August 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register seeking public comment on a proposal to rescind the Gainful Employment regulations and update the College Scorecard that would provide program-level outcomes for all higher education programs who participate in Title IV programs. The Department believes these revisions will improve transparency and inform student enrollment decisions through a market-based accountability system. The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) supports these revisions and are requesting your assistance to provide comments to make these proposed regulations official. AACS has developed a comprehensive response that details our comments and suggestions along with a template letter for your use to submit to the Department. The template letter and instructions can be found on the AACS website. We are requesting that each school owner work with their team to submit as many letters as possible. Deadline to submit is TODAY - September 13, 2018 by 11:59 PM ET. As an AACS Member, you can SAVE $100 off the regular registration rate to the 2018 AACS Annual Convention & Expo if you book now through September, 21. There are 3 ways you can register: BY FAX OR EMAIL: Download registration form. Fax to 480.905.0993 or email to gina@beautyschools.org OR BY PHONE: Call 800.831.1086 Click here to view the full schedule with over 40 hours of education from the industry’s top experts and networking opportunities with the nation’s top school leaders. There’s something for everyone on your team! Don’t forget to book hotel by October, 3rd to take advantage of group rates. See you there!
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Two-time Beauty Changes Lives nail scholarship winner Tiffany Williams is back in the headlines. This time, Tiffany’s work behind the scenes at the Tom Ford show kicking off New York Fashion Week is generating buzz. Tiffany was among the nail professionals creating the glossy black nails that highlighted designs “walked” down the runway on September 5. Read the NAILS interview with Tiffany here. Congrats, Tiffany! 
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) conditionally vetoed a hair braiding deregulation bill late last month. Assembly Bill 3754 was returned to the legislature on August 27 with amendments proposing the establishment of a hair braiding specialist license requiring a 40-hour course of instruction, with courses “teaching sanitation, decontamination, and infection control” for applicants that can demonstrate three years of hair braiding experience, and a 50-hour course of instruction for other applicants. In his veto message, Governor Murphy indicated that it was important “to balance opening economic opportunity with maintaining consumer protections. Just as those who provide hair braiding services are primarily African-American women and African- and Caribbean-immigrant women, the primary consumers who utilize hair braiding services are African-American women and African- and Caribbean-immigrant women. I want to ensure that, by rolling back regulatory requirements for hair braiders, we do not expose those who use hair braiding services to harm. Accordingly, I believe a more equitable approach to balancing regulatory relief with consumer safety is to reduce – rather than remove – the requirements necessary for hair braiding licensure. We can accomplish this by… Click here to read the full State Relations Update from Brian Newman Member Events
This workshop will help you elevate your admissions team and create higher performance levels. You will learn how to re-energize team members that will have long term effects. Help your team see beyond the words of a prospect - that is when enrollments and conversion rates grow exponentially.
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Imagine your institution could say to prospective students that all your institution’s employees are Certified Higher Education Professionals (CHEPs). Would that help to differentiate your institution? 
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