August 11, 2006

Federal panel approves final draft report on higher education

The Commission on the Future of Higher Education voted Thursday to approve a report that warns of the perils of complacency and calls for sweeping changes in American higher education. Reaction to the report from the "big six" higher education associations has been mixed. Thursday's meeting of the commission was its final one. It was formed by Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling to develop a comprehensive national strategy for the future of higher education.

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