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Higher Education Accreditation
20 April 07 08:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Who gets to choose what is acceptable when it comes to student performance in higher education; bottom-line, what agency sets the standards for accreditation. According to an April 19, 2007 article written by Doug Lederman, titled “Showdown Looms on Accreditation,” Read More...

Filed under: accreditation, American Council on Education, Department of Education, higher education, NextStudent

U.S. Education Department Set to Monitor Education Standards
30 March 07 07:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Colleges seem to be getting hit from all angles lately. Financial aid and the offices disbursing it are being scrutinized, college accessibility is being questioned, and now the U.S. Department of Education is planning on getting tougher on college performance Read More...

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U.S. Education Department’s Official on Accreditation Leaves Job
29 January 07 10:06 PM | Student Loan Girl | 7 Comments   

According to a Jan. 29, 2007 article titled “ U.S. Accreditation Official Out of a Job” written by Doug Lederman that appeared in Inside Higher Ed , John W. Barth, the director of accreditation and state liaison at the Department of Education, has transferred Read More...

Filed under: accreditation, College Funding, Consolidation, Department of Education, federal student aid, financial aid, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, student loans