December 19, 2007
Federal Panel Shows Greater Tolerance of Letting Colleges Define Their Own Measures of Success
Washington
A chastened federal review panel on Tuesday opened its first round of assessments of college accrediting agencies since Congress beat back the panel's administration-inspired attempt to impose tougher requirements for student-learning measures.
At the opening of this week's two-day session, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings lectured the panel on the need to let colleges define their own measures of success. The panel promptly recommended renewed recognition for
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