Are the Secretary's Intentions Honorable?.

Manning, Thurston E.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Are the Secretary's Intentions Honorable?

Manning, Thurston E.

Academe, v74 n4 p12-15 Jul-Aug 1988

Secretary of Education William Bennett's proposal to link the criteria for listing accrediting agencies to student achievement and relate them to federal funding eligibility has provoked concern about the degree and wisdom of federal regulation of colleges through accreditation. (MSE)

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Eligibility, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Financial Support, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Public Officials, Public Policy, School Responsibility

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