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	A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education    PDF Final Report of the Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education

Pre-Publication Report—September 2006 PDF

Commission Report—8/09/06 Draft PDF

Commission Report—8/03/06 Draft PDF

Commission Report—7/14/06 Draft PDF

Commission Report—6/22/06 Draft PDF

Issue papers:

1. Setting the Context—Charles Miller and Cheryl Oldham PDF
2. Accountability/Assessment—Charles Miller and Geri Malandra PDF
3. Accountability/Consumer Information—Charles Miller PDF
4. Assuring Quality in Higher Education: Key Issues and Questions for Changing Accreditation in the United States—Vickie Schray PDF
5. The Need for Accreditation Reform—Robert C. Dickeson PDF
6. Frequently Asked Questions About College Costs—Robert C. Dickeson PDF
7. Eliminating Complexity and Inconsistency in Federal Financial Aid Programs for Higher Education Students: Towards a More Strategic Approach—Barry D. Burgdorf and Kent Kostka PDF
8. Preparing the Health Workforce—Eleanor Schiff PDF
9. Income of U.S. Workforce Projected to Decline IF Education Doesn't Improve—The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education PDF
10. State Shortfalls Projected to Continue Despite Economic Gains; Long-Term Prospects for Higher Education No Brighter—Dennis Jones PDF
11. Hidden in Plain Sight: Adult Learners Forge a New Tradition in Higher Education—Peter J. Stokes PDF
12. Improving College Readiness and Success for All Students: A Joint Responsibility Between K-12 and Postsecondary Education—Michael W. Kirst and Andrea Venezia PDF
13. Costs, Prices and Affordability—Jane V. Wellman PDF
14. Assuring Quality in Higher Education: Recommendations for Improving Accreditation—Vickie Schray PDF
15. Federal Regulation of Higher Education—Craig W. Parker, Esq PDF

Other reports of interest:

• The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics—Susan M. Dynarski and Judith E. Scott-Clayton PDF
• Recognized Accrediting Organizations PDF
• Non Academic Issues related to Improving College Access for Underserved Students—Ann Coles PDF
• Education and Workforce Development PDF
• Creating a Higher Education Accountability System: The Texas Experience—Geri H. Malandra PDF
• A Transparent Approach to Higher Education Accountability: Developed and Implemented by The University of Texas System PDF
• Dealing with Affordability: Thoughts for the Affordability Task Force—Richard Vedder PDF
• Four Questions on the Labor Economics of Higher Education—Daniel S. Hamermesh PDF