“Summit” on higher education

Inside Higher Ed

The “summit” that Education Secretary Margaret Spellings promised (or threatened, as some in higher education undoubtedly view it) to hold as part of her plan to carry out the recommendations of her Commission on the Future of Higher Education will take place in Washington March 21-22, the Education Department said in invitations sent out just before Christmas. In e-mail notices that invited college groups to nominate other participants, Sara Martinez Tucker, the new under secretary of education, said the summit was designed to “focus on galvanizing action and distributing leadership and accountability across all sectors.” Its work will emphasize five key priorities, she said: “aligning K-12 and higher education expectations; increasing need-based aid; using accreditation to support and emphasize student learning outcomes; serving adults and other non-traditional students; expanding affordability through increased transparency of costs.”

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