Meetings With For-Profits Preceded British Plan

David Willetts, the minister in charge of higher education in Britain's government, held meetings with officials of for-profit higher education companies prior to releasing the country's plan to restructure higher education, BBC reported. Many academics have criticized the plan for failing to provide adequate support for the country's universities, and have questioned his encouragement for for-profit higher education. Among the companies whose officials he met: Education Management Corp. and Apollo Group.