Attorney General Becerra Sues Department of Education for Illegally Delaying Implementation of Gainful Employment Rule

October 17, 2017Contact: (415) 703-5837, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govSACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully delaying critical provisions of the Gainful Employment Rule, an Obama-era protection that requires for-profit schools to prepare students for “gainful employment in a recognized occupation.” These provisions were set to take effect on July 1, 2017, but Education Secretary Betsy