January 31, 2008

After Escaping the Imposition of Standardized Measures in 2007, Colleges Begin Worrying About 2008

By Paul Basken

Washington

Congress rescued the nation's colleges and accreditors last year when the Bush administration threatened to impose new rules for measuring academic success. At an annual conference here this week, accreditors heard repeated warnings that the danger has not passed.

Members of Congress are still "asking questions about how tens of billions of dollars are being spent" by colleges, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, said Wednesday at the conference, organized by the