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Download full textHegji, Alexandra; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Collins, Benjamin; Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.; Dortch, Cassandria; Smole, David P. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes programs and activities that make federal financial assistance available to individuals who are pursuing a postsecondary education and to institutions of higher education (IHEs). It also authorizes a number of other activities and functions related to postsecondary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Hearings on the U.S. system of accrediting colleges are presented, with attention to the relationship between accreditation and the eligibility system of the Department of Education. Colleges approved by accrediting agencies become eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs, while schools that do not follow accrediting agency…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Eligibility
Salvatierra, Richard D. – 1975
In 1965 Congress passed the Higher Education Act which provided the Federal government a more significant role in determining the course of higher education. The LULAC's (League of United Latin American Citizens) National Education Service Centers (LNESC) firmly supports the extension of the Higher Education Act, as amended in 1972. LNESC…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities, Federal Government
Leatherman, Courtney – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Controversies concerning the role of college accrediting agencies are identified, including such issues as student enrollment diversity, student loan defaults, and accountability. Recent actions of the Education Department, Congress, and specialized accrediting agencies are noted, as is controversy concerning linking accreditation by a regional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role
US Department of Education, 2005
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the landmark legislation known as the Inspector General Act (IG Act). The IG Act created independent inspectors general, who would: protect the integrity of government; improve program efficiency and effectiveness; prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in federal agencies; and keep agency heads,…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Accountability
Berve, Nancy M. – Higher Education in the States, 1983
Results of an updated survey on the basic legal structures and responsibilities of state coordinating or governing agencies and public institutional governing boards are presented. The data cover the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of January 1, 1983. For each state, information is presented on the following: (1) the structure of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, Budgeting, College Planning
