Learning & Assessment

Citing severe state budget woes, community college leaders are pessimistic about the feasibility of the push to graduate more students, survey finds.

Report finds that use of standardized measure of student learning drove curricular innovations at consortium of private colleges -- but produced little (so far) in measurable improvement.

The leaders of two student surveys -- used by hundreds of colleges but questioned lately by some researchers -- defend their projects.

U. of Texas chancellor's plan to improve accountability and productivity receives praise from several directions, a rarity in the state these days.

Agency threatens to terminate approval of online for-profit college in California, citing its failure to reveal problems with certifying that students met degree requirements.

As U.S. panel brainstorms about big-picture changes to accreditation, ending agencies' role as gatekeepers and moving away from a regional system appear to gain favor.

As the federal committee that oversees accrediting agencies meets, the consensus is that the Education Department is becoming more stringent.