September 3, 2004

How Can Colleges Prove They're Doing Their Jobs?

"Accountability" was one of the flashpoint words in the battles over higher education in the most recent legislative session in Congress. As lawmakers in Washington tried, and failed, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, they raised various concerns, including: Have colleges been held adequately accountable for their quality and performance? Are institutions affordable? Accessible? Should they be required to meet certain performance goalsand punished if they don't?

At the same

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