May 28, 2009

Negotiations Over Rules for Higher Education Act End With Mixed Success

Negotiations Over Rules for Higher Education Act End With Mixed Success 1

Courtesy Palm Beach Community College

Participants in the TRIO Talent Search, a college-preparatory program that is governed by the Higher Education Act, learn firsthand about college life in the U. of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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Courtesy Palm Beach Community College

Participants in the TRIO Talent Search, a college-preparatory program that is governed by the Higher Education Act, learn firsthand about college life in the U. of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

By Kelly Field

Washington

Negotiations over rules to carry out the latest version of the Higher Education Act ended last month with compromise on several sticky issues, including accreditation and student loans, but with Education Department officials and stakeholders unable to find common ground on Pell Grants and other federal programs.

Participants in the accreditation discussions praised the process as a big step toward mending the rift with federal officials that developed after a 2006 report from a

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