In 2005, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings appointed a panel of academics, higher education administrators, and business leaders to assess the state of higher education and recommend reforms. The commission released its final report in the fall of 2006, calling for greater accountability from colleges and universities, expressing concern...

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Proposals for reforming the higher education accreditation system have ignited a firestorm of controversy this year. While Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the recent Commission on the Future of Higher Education have both recommended changes to the current accreditation process, others in the higher education community feel that the...

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and others on what's wrong with higher education today--and how to fix it.

Commissioned by the US Chamber's National Chamber Foundation, the report details how the American business community can use its credibility, political heft, and role as the employer of America's science, technology, engineering, and math talent to apply innovative thinking and actions to areas such as academic standards, human capital, and new school models.

Campus controversies in the last few years have gained national attention. In 2005, American University president Benjamin Ladner resigned amid accusations that he had misused university funds for personal expenses. In 2006, Dartmouth College alumni voted overwhelmingly against changes to their historically significant role in governance--but the following year, the...

Increasing postsecondary attainment will require higher levels of college retention and completion; put simply, colleges and universities will have to do a better job of serving the students that they enroll.

Steven Brill’s Class Warfare is an immensely readable take on a slice of the “school reform” movement and an intriguing look at some key individuals in that effort. But, as is shown by its treatment of philanthropy, the book is perhaps more revealing for what its author omits—and how its blinkered view can mislead readers on big questions.