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Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Congress has earmarked $440 million for projects involving specific universities for fiscal 1997, a 49% increase from the previous year but far from the $763 million earmarked in fiscal 1993. The funds are not subject to the competitive review typically used for distributing federal money. Critics say absence of review makes the awards a poor…
Descriptors: Competition, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Grants
Basinger, Julianne – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
A new accreditation agency, the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), gives college presidents a greater role in program assessment and evaluates institutions on how well they meet their own standards. Competing with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and founded in 1954, TEAC is seen by some as hampering efforts…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrative Policy, Administrator Role
Haworth, Karla – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Changes are occurring in college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction. An accrediting body has been created for ESL programs to begin using uniform standards to evaluate varied programs. ESL teachers, many teaching part-time in more than one institution, are eager for better recognition of their profession, which has suffered in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Bilingual Education, College Faculty
