May 11, 2007
Education Department to Push for Major Changes in Accreditation
The U.S. Department of Education, overriding opposition from colleges and accreditors, is pushing ahead with a plan to remake American higher education by requiring that colleges show results if they want to remain eligible for more than $90-billion in federal student aid.
At the end of a three-day session here last month, representatives of colleges and accrediting associations on a negotiating panel refused to accept a crucial part of the department's plan for introducing new
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