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Shaming Accreditors
Obama administration announces modest executive actions aimed at forcing accreditors to focus more on student outcomes -- and urges Congress to impose more sweeping changes.
Senate Inquiry Into Accreditation
Lawmakers are looking at how accreditors judge the quality and financial stability of colleges.
Pell Grants in High School
The Obama administration will help some high school students pay for college courses while still in high school by allowing limited access to Pell Grants.
Opinion
Accreditation's Real Cost (and Value)
Recent studies to the contrary, most colleges and schools don't spend very much on process of ensuring students get the best education possible, write Belle S. Wheelan and Mark A. Elgart.
New Lender for a New Market
Skills Fund wants to be both a private lender and new form of accreditor for the rapidly expanding boot camp sector, with a heavy focus on students' return on investment.
Questioning Teaching Qualifications
Nation's largest accreditor has decided that many of those who lead dual enrollment classes aren't qualified to do so, leaving schools and colleges fearing the loss of a program they view as a success.
Federal Watchdog Eyes Accreditor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau files an investigative demand with a national accreditor that recognizes hundreds of for-profits.
A New Route to Student Aid
Education Department will open up federal aid to a limited number of partnerships between colleges and boot camps and MOOC providers, with a secondary goal of testing new forms of accreditation.