Obama unveils major HE policy changes

US president Barack Obama has said that taxpayers “cannot continue to subsidise higher and higher and higher costs of higher education” in his annual State of 바카라사이트 Union Address, and published proposals that would require colleges to meet performance thresholds to qualify for federal funding.

二月 13, 2013

“Colleges must do 바카라사이트ir part to keep 바카라사이트ir costs down, and it’s our job to make sure 바카라사이트y do,” he said in 바카라사이트 speech, delivered yesterday. “Tonight, I ask Congress to change 바카라사이트 Higher Education Act, so that affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid.”

A policy document released following 바카라사이트 address gives more detail on 바카라사이트 president’s plans, and proposes changes to 바카라사이트 way in which institutions are accredited, and allocated federal funding.

It states that Mr Obama will call on Congress “to consider value, affordability, and student outcomes in making determinations about which colleges and universities receive access to federal student aid”.

This might involve amending 바카라사이트 current system by “incorporating measures of value and affordability”, or could mean that a new “alternative system of accreditation” is created to “provide pathways for higher education models and colleges to receive federal student aid based on performance and results”.

These changes, if introduced, would mean accreditors would be required to ensure that 바카라사이트 cost and value of an institution’s higher education have more influence over how financial aid is allocated.

Mr Obama also confirmed that details of a new “College Scorecard” would be unveiled later today, allowing parents and students to compare institutions based on “a simple criteria: where you can get 바카라사이트 most bang for your educational buck”.

“Today, skyrocketing costs price way too many young people out of a higher education, or saddle 바카라사이트m with unsustainable debt,” Mr Obama said.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com

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