Accountability or Meddling?

Bush administration's proposals reveal growing divide between college groups and U.S. Education Department

A plan outlining the Bush administration's goals for improving elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education got little notice outside this city when the U.S. Education Department released it in March. But the 84-page document has caused a furor among college leaders and lobbyists.

They take exception to one section suggesting that colleges be held accountable for their

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