March 11, 2005

Lawmakers Are Urged to 'Go Slowly' on Loosening Rules for For-Profit Colleges

By STEPHEN BURD

A watchdog official at the U.S. Education Department last week urged lawmakers to "go slowly" on proposed legislation that would relax some rules that for-profit colleges must follow to participate in federal student-aid programs.

Thomas A. Carter, the department's deputy inspector general, told members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce that they should be careful not to remove from the Higher Education Act provisions meant to protect the

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