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Quest for College Accountability Demands Yet More Data
A panel assembled by the National Research Council to study ideas for measuring institutional quality has delivered a report that indicates just how hard that is to do.
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IRS Is Urged to Reduce Paperwork Burden on Colleges and Other Charities
Nonprofit groups are being forced to spend too much time and money reporting on their finances and other activities, critics said at a Congressional hearing.
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Groups Voice Concerns Over New Rules on Veterans' Education Benefits
A U.S. House panel heard a range of views about the steps that President Obama is taking to crack down on deceptive practices by colleges that recruit veterans.
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NIH Is Prodded to Consider a Better Science for Allocating Research Dollars
Which disease gets what money has long been a topic of debate. The newest proposal uses metrics from the financial world.
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Student Loans Have Become 'Pawn in the Latest Political Fight'
Both parties want to delay a scheduled doubling of the interest rate on some loans, but they can't agree on how to cover the cost.
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Amid Confusing Signals From Regents, U. of Texas President's Job Hangs in Balance
The board chairman says he has no plans to fire anyone, but he was said to have told the university's chancellor to recommend the president's dismissal.
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State Student-Aid Grants Should Focus on Completion, Not Just Merit, Report Says
States should eliminate the "dichotomy" between need- and merit-based aid, and instead require students to make progress toward completing their degrees.
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Senate Republicans Block Vote on Bill to Freeze Interest Rate on Student Loans
A motion to end debate on the bill garnered 52 votes, eight shy of the number required to end a Republican filibuster and proceed to a vote.
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Student Loan Debt-Collection Agencies Need Improvement, Report Says
Debt collectors working for the U.S. Education Department must improve how they handle borrower grievances, the National Consumer Law Center says.
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Accreditor Excuses Faulty Job-Placement Reports at Career Education Corp.
The for-profit higher-education company had identified problems in its reports of job-placement rates at 49 of its health and art-and-design colleges.
