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Showdown Looms on Accreditation
Education Dept. offers compromise on measuring learning outcomes, but colleges say plan would still "federalize" accreditation.
Explaining the Accreditation Debate
Here's why the work of a U.S. panel reviewing federal rules on accreditation matters.
When Is Student Learning 'Good Enough'?
Almost from the beginning of its work, the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education made it...
Texans and Their Tests
Governor links new funds for higher ed to required exit exams. He sees accountability. Others see Spellings Commission's dark side.
The New Assessment Market
Blackboard's push brings one of higher ed's biggest companies into new field -- welcome news for some, worrisome for others.
The Heat Is Turned Up
Education Department panel blasts controversial accreditor of liberal education programs, restricting its authority for 6 months.
Does 'Value Added' Add Value?
Listen to some critics of higher education, and you'll hear constant calls for more accountability and assessment. Colleges don't do...
Testing, Testing
While ETSs paper backs national measures of student outcomes, a discussion reveals differences with U.S. commission's approach.
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