December 20, 2007

Administration's Fight for Tougher Student Assessments Gets Lonelier

By Paul Basken

Washington

The Bush administration's high-profile campaign for colleges to adopt tougher student-assessment standards may be dwindling—at least for now—to a one-person show by a die-hard adviser.

The federal panel charged with reviewing college accrediting agencies wrapped up its two-day semiannual session here on Wednesday with more members seen expressing concern about their travel itineraries than about student testing.

As several members departed early and others

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