The U.S. Department of Education has proposed new rules aimed at holding colleges and universities accountable for programs that leave students with low-earning jobs as the federal student loan debt nears $1.7 trillion.The proposal***would establish an accountability framework designed to address concerns that many students are financially worse off than if they had not attended college. The plan*** is a part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which aims to cut taxes, according to the department. ***programs that fail to meet earnings benchmarks in two out of three consecutive years could lose access to federal student loans....