BY TIM BARKER, Post-Dispatch
In just a few days, Kevin Burley, of Cartersville, Ga., will finish off his master’s degree in sports management from Missouri Baptist University — a school he’s seen only in photos. There’s nothing unusual about that at a time when online classes have become a fixture of the education landscape. But a recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Education is confounding Missouri Baptist and every other institution using online classes to reach students in other states. The federal rule, which went into effect July 1, says schools must get approval from every state in which they enroll students. Experts say it’s forcing some 3,000 colleges and universities to work through a regulatory nightmare that could force some schools to cut back on their online offerings.
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