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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.

'Engagement' and the Underprepared

By now, it is widely accepted that curricular efforts to "engage" students -- to involve them deeply in the process...

Accountability Proposal Evolves

State college groups flesh out plan for members to make public a "bundle of information" about learning climate and student outcomes.

No College Left Behind?

As federal panel talks of testing what students learn, college officials accept accountability but fear a national mandate.