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Education Dept. forges ahead with plans to weaken college accreditation system
Education Dept. forges ahead with plans to weaken college accreditation system
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Education Dept. forges ahead with plans to weaken college accreditation system
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Reporter covering the economics of education
April 3 at 11:10 PM
The accreditation system designed to compel colleges and universities to live up to high standards would be weakened under regulations advanced Wednesday by a U.S. Education Department committee. ... The panel, consisting largely of accrediting agencies and schools, agreed to rules that could extend federal student aid dollars to a wider variety of higher-education institutions.
Wednesday’s action provoked sharply differing responses, with Education Department officials and the accrediting industry hailing it as an important advance for students, while some advocates panned it as an invitation for abuse. ... Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised the agreement as a critical step toward spurring innovation in a sector that needs to be more responsive to a changing workforce.
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But some higher education experts expressed concern that the Trump administration proposals could set the stage for more waste, fraud and abuse.
“While some of the Department’s initial proposals were scaled back through negotiation, many agreed upon today will still serve a similar purpose: allow federal dollars to flow to unproven and untested programs under the guise of innovation,” said Michael Itzkowitz, a senior fellow at the center-left think tank Third Way.
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel covers the economics of education, writing about the financial lives of students, from when they take out student debt through their experiences in the job market. Before that, she wrote about the banking industry. Follow https://twitter.com/DaniDougPost
Education Dept. forges ahead with plans to weaken college accreditation system
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Reporter covering the economics of education
April 3 at 11:10 PM
The accreditation system designed to compel colleges and universities to live up to high standards would be weakened under regulations advanced Wednesday by a U.S. Education Department committee. ... The panel, consisting largely of accrediting agencies and schools, agreed to rules that could extend federal student aid dollars to a wider variety of higher-education institutions.
Wednesday’s action provoked sharply differing responses, with Education Department officials and the accrediting industry hailing it as an important advance for students, while some advocates panned it as an invitation for abuse. ... Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised the agreement as a critical step toward spurring innovation in a sector that needs to be more responsive to a changing workforce.
....
But some higher education experts expressed concern that the Trump administration proposals could set the stage for more waste, fraud and abuse.
“While some of the Department’s initial proposals were scaled back through negotiation, many agreed upon today will still serve a similar purpose: allow federal dollars to flow to unproven and untested programs under the guise of innovation,” said Michael Itzkowitz, a senior fellow at the center-left think tank Third Way.
....
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel covers the economics of education, writing about the financial lives of students, from when they take out student debt through their experiences in the job market. Before that, she wrote about the banking industry. Follow https://twitter.com/DaniDougPost
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