July 11, 2008
Spellings Team Fought Over Emphasizing Liberal Arts
Ex-official faults policy set by Education Dept.
The Education Department is controlled by advisers who have insufficient regard for the liberal arts and instead are intent on judging colleges largely by their ability to provide economically measurable talent for industry, a recently departed top official told The Chronicle.
Diane Auer Jones, who resigned in May as assist-ant secretary for postsecondary education, said in an interview that her departure was driven in large part
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