But others believe that Spellings struck a balanced tone in calling for more information but not necessarily more regulation.
“It would be an enormous mistake to measure each institution by the same yardstick,” says Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, president of Massachusetts’ Wheaton College. “Research universities, community colleges, public institutions and private liberal arts colleges have different missions and serve different populations.”
Spellings maintained that the department’s approach would provide basic student information without further regulating colleges and universities. “Believe it or not, we can’t answer the most critical and basic questions about student performance and learning at colleges, and that’s unacceptable,” she said. “Information will hold schools accountable.”
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