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teach-out en · NOUN

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1. A program that lets students continue learning in another place after the closure (or unavailability) of the course or institution where they started (or were supposed to start) learning.
   • If the closing school offers the option for students to complete their education through a teach-out agreement with another IHE, a student may refuse the option, and the borrower may still qualify for loan discharge. 2018 February 22, Alexandra Hegji, “The Closure of Institutions of Higher Education: Student Options, Borrower Relief, and Implications”, in Congressional Research Service, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2018:
   • Career Education Corporation, or CEC, the Illinois-based company that owns and runs Le Cordon Bleu's US locations, announced in December it would close all 16 of the campuses that share a name with the famous Parisian cooking school. The corporation is allowing a gradual "teach-out" of enrolled students; the last cohort began in January, and each campus will cease operations by September 2017. At the end of each block, a few chef-instructors depart. 2016 May 16, Amy Crawford, “What happened with Le Cordon Bleu, and what it says about culinary education in America”, in The Boston Globe, retrieved 23 Mar 2026:
   • In lieu of or in conjunction with a teach-out, students of closed IHEs may be able to continue their postsecondary education by transferring some or all of the credits earned at the closed IHE to another IHE. 2018 February 22, Alexandra Hegji, “The Closure of Institutions of Higher Education: Student Options, Borrower Relief, and Implications”, in Congressional Research Service, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2018:
   • No accrediting agency or association may be recognized by the Secretary as a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered by an institution seeking to participate in the programs authorized under this subchapter, unless the agency or association [...] requires an institution to submit for approval to the accrediting agency a teach-out plan upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) the Department notifies the accrediting agency of an action against the institution pursuant to section 1094(f) of this title; (B) the accrediting agency acts to withdraw, terminate, or suspend the accreditation of the institution; or (C) the institution notifies the accrediting agency that the institution intends to cease operations; 2026 March 26 (last accessed), “20 USC 1099b”, in U.S. Code^(https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:20%20section:1099b%20edition:prelim)), United States Congress:

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