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Two higher education experts are available to offer commentary on Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling’s announcement today about the federal government’s new plans to track student progress, increase student aid and hold colleges more accountable for student achievement.
Spellings is expected to make the announcement in a speech today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
, assistant professor of public policy at served as the project director for the first edition of “,” and continues to serve as a consultant on the project. Prior to joining ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ, he held the position of senior policy analyst at the .
, associate professor of education at Peabody College, directs the college’s and is currently serving a two-year, elected term on the Board of Directors of the .
McLendon studies state policy for higher education with an emphasis on the role of political institutions and post-secondary governance structures in shaping higher education policy. He serves as an associate editor for Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ and as consulting editor for ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ in Higher Education.
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melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu