February 11, 2005

Republicans to Hold Hearing on Charges in '60 Minutes' Report

By STEPHEN BURD

Under pressure from top Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives education committee, the panel's Republican leaders have agreed to hold a hearing on allegations of wrongdoing that were raised by a 60 Minutes report on the for-profit higher-education industry. No date for the hearing has been set, but it is expected to be held within the next two months.

The report, which was shown last week, focused on aggressive and misleading admissions tactics purportedly used at a number of

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