In Congress, Key Debates Lie Ahead on Costs, Accreditation, and Piracy

The Chronicle introduces a new column analyzing the politics of higher education.

Members of Congress will tangle with some thorny issues when they return this month from their winter recess and resume work on the Higher Education Act, the major law that governs federal student aid.

Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives will have to resolve their differences on the issues of college costs, accreditation, and Internet piracy. Colleges and accreditors are

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