18th Century Foxx: Quelle surprise - Virginia Foxx a shill for diploma mills

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from truthout:



Congresswoman Accepts Money Tied to For-Profit Colleges, Then Touts Schools' Efficiency

Wednesday 11 January 2012
by: Danny Weil, Truthout | News Analysis


Rep. Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican who heads the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, stated during a panel discussion on Monday, December 5, that for-profit colleges have done a better job "of being mindful about efficiency and effectiveness" than their nonprofit peers. Inside Higher Ed noted that the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, little more than a think tank and lobbying group for the for-profit colleges, hosted the panel discussion.

The panel focused on "workforce training," which is now called education. Representative Foxx also argued during the panel that the federal government has not scrutinized nonprofit colleges with the same vigor as for-profits, noting that "accountability hits the new kid on the block hardest." This is the latest talking point which has been used for some time now by Kaplan University and the University of Phoenix, to name just two predatory for-profits. The message is that "we are being victimized" by the government. These for-profit colleges have carved out an argument from whole cloth that the for-profit education sector is over-scrutinized and over-regulated while nonprofit colleges are hardly held to the same criteria. In this way, the predatory for-profits can whine that they are being unfairly singled out for scrutiny, when, in fact, they operate like criminal syndicates.

The new General Accounting Office (GAO) report released in October and entitled, "For-Profit Schools: Experiences of Undercover Students Enrolled in Online Classes at Selected Colleges," found in their most recent undercover investigation that:

Overall, GAO observed that 8 of the 15 colleges appeared to follow existing policies related to academic dishonesty, exit counseling, and course grading standards. At the 7 remaining colleges, GAO found mixed results. For example, one or more staff at these colleges appeared to act in conflict with school policies regarding academic dishonesty or course grading standards, or federal regulations pertaining to exit counseling for student loans, while other staff acted consistent with such policies.

Year after year, the GAO finds evidence of corruption, fraud and illegal acts engaged in by the for-profit industry, yet the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Eric Holder is hardly following up on the complaints. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truth-out.org/congresswoman-accepts-money-profit-college-lobbyists-then-touts-schools-efficiency/1325699179

[izquierdista]

1. How to get the DOJ to follow up....

Tell them one of the "illegal acts" was smoking a joint.

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2. Unfortunately for me and my family

this clown of a Congressional Representative is my districts Republican in the House. It's so embarrassing to have her represent NW NC. Makes me want to puke!