“Previewing the Higher Ed Act”
“WASHINGTON – Creating a federal unit records database to track
students into and through higher education. Seeking expansion of the federal
antitrust exemption to let private colleges share information about pricing and
financial aid. Lowering the amount of federal loan funds students can borrow
based on the kind of program they’re in and the kind of credential they’re
seeking. Letting accreditors create a “fast track” process for approving
colleges that are considered “low risk” to students and to the public.
Adjusting the data used to judge the performance of colleges to account for the
academic and financial “risk factors” of their students”.
“Those are some of the ideas that various higher education groups
have put forward in their initial recommendations for how Congress might
consider rewriting the Higher Education Act, if and when lawmakers actually get
around to considering the main federal law governing federal programs for
students and higher education”.
Read the rest: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/05/higher-ed-groups-offer-suggestions-revamping-higher-education-act
Probably worth keeping an eye on this issue for obvious reasons.
Dr Flavius A B
Akerele III
The ETeam
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