July 16, 2004

Opening the Door on Accreditation

By BURTON BOLLAG

Congress may require accreditors to reveal their findings about colleges, but academic leaders say that would undermine a system that works

Key Republicans in Congress say the college-accreditation system has been too secretive for too long, and they propose to do something about it.

Opening a rare Congressional hearing on accreditation last month, Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon of California said, "Parents and students lack the necessary information to determine whether a