Inside Higher Ed: Accountability Proposal Evolves
Three months ago, an association of state universities stepped out in front of other higher education groups by announcing that it was exploring the possibility of creating a new, voluntary system to define, measure and make public how well its members educate undergraduates.
Today, the group, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, is providing new details about the plan, which suggests that its members collect and make publicly available a common and clearly defined “bundle of information” including consumer information about costs and graduation rates, data about the “learning climate” on campuses, and information on how students perform in college.
The Chronicle: Proposed Voluntary Accountability System Would Rely on ‘Meaningful but Manageable’ Measures
Public universities and the associations that represent them should work together to develop a voluntary accountability system that would allow prospective students, their parents, and policy makers to compare similar institutions, the associations suggest in a paper scheduled for release today.
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