Federal regulations threaten closure of US beauty and barber schools

6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11

A proposed Education Department earnings test could make more than 92% of beauty and barber programmes lose federal student aid after failing in two of three years.
The rule measures whether graduates, four years after finishing, out-earn typical full-time 25- to 34-year-old workers in their state without degrees, a benchmark critics say ignores tips, part-time work and self-employment.
Opponents warn closures would disrupt licensing pipelines in a $100bn industry employing 1.3 million Americans, while the public comment period runs until 20 May.

With the beauty industry booming, why might a new rule force 92% of its training programs to close?

Is the government using flawed data that ignores tips and self-employment to judge 1.3 million beauty careers?