February 17, 2006

Federal Higher-Education Panel Seeks to Focus on 'Big Ideas'

By KELLY FIELD

With less than six months remaining on its charter, the secretary of education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education appears to be heading toward a series of recommendations that would alter accreditation, promote lifelong learning, and encourage — but not necessarily require — standardized testing.

While the commission has yet to offer any concrete proposals, there seems to be a consensus of the need to focus on three or four "big ideas" and not get

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