March 31, 2006

Federal panel considers giving colleges a 'gentle shove' toward accountability testing

The federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education will not propose mandatory testing of college students but will urge colleges and accrediting agencies to voluntarily adopt assessments of student learning, and will recommend two tests. Commission Chairman Charles Miller predicted that, with college costs on the rise, institutions would come under increasing pressure to prove their worth to taxpayers and the parents of students. Many colleges will turn to testing, he said in an e-mail message to fellow commission members.

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