Congress Stops Giving Heartburn to Accreditors

Legislation that troubled higher-education groups has been altered

A federal bill that had some college accreditors in a state of high anxiety a year ago has evolved into legislation with which they are now largely comfortable.

When Republican lawmakers introduced a sweeping piece of higher-education legislation in the House of Representatives last year, they included in it provisions intended to end the secrecy that surrounds the way colleges and universities are accredited.

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