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New GAO Report Shows Mixed Picture on For-Profits, Part II

Last week, I wrote about a new report out from the General Accountability Office that investigated educational practices at for-profit schools. The report is mixed, with some schools looking good, and others that appear willing to violate academic standards in order to pass and graduate students. The context for this investigation is that about a…

December 8, 2011 in Ethics, For-Profit Institutions.

New GAO Report Shows Mixed Picture on For-Profits, Part I

On November 23, the United States Government Accountability Office released a report titled “Experiences of Undercover Students Enrolled in Online Classes at Selected Colleges.” It’s a behind-the-scenes look at a few for-profit schools, and the lengths to which they will go to keep students enrolled. This week, I’m going to explain the context for the…

December 1, 2011 in Ethics, For-Profit Institutions, Undergraduates.

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