July 21, 2008

Spellings Campaign Runs Low on Time and Power to Persuade

By Paul Basken

Chicago

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 identify 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 on Friday to mark the

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