No, DoED Didn’t Say Nursing Isn’t a Professional Degree

If you’ve glanced at the news cycle this week, you have probably seen headlines claiming that the U.S. Department of Education has declared nursing “not a professional degree.” Social media reacted immediately—with anger, disbelief, and a fair amount of political opportunism. Nurses and nursing students understandably felt insulted. Commentators rushed to frame the situation as yet another example of Washington “not valuing” frontline health-care workers.But the viral narrative is wrong. It’s ba Read Full Article »