gainful

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In 2015, eight out of 10 of the college’s bachelor’s degree programs failed the government’s “gainful employment” test — a measurement that looks at whether students, on average, are earning enough to repay their loans.

From Washington Post

“The Court is not persuaded that the defendant cannot pursue gainful employment within a 50-mile radius of his home as permitted by the current conditions,” Cooper’s order said.

From Seattle Times

Biden also said on the campaign trail he would restore the gainful employment regulation, which penalizes career-training programs for producing too many graduates with more debt than they can repay.

From Washington Post

Reinstating the “gainful employment rule” and other related regulations are probably not enough, however.

From Washington Times

“India has not had a substantial industrial base to absorb the large population into gainful industrial or urban employment,” Vasavi said via email.

From Washington Times