Spellings Campaign Runs Low on Time, and on the Power to Persuade

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has made another high-profile attempt to convince colleges that they risk painful government interventions if they don't improve the quality of their programs and help more students evaluate and afford them.

With just six months until Ms. Spellings leaves office, colleges seem increasingly willing to keep taking that risk.

The secretary delivered her latest public warning on the subject at a conference in July to mark the second anniversary

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