tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post7777033971538326793..comments2023-11-02T09:44:15.693-04:00Comments on The Center for College Affordability and Productivity: Repeating FailureCenter for College Affordability and Productivityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041956958538598371noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-13809057170022899572010-09-24T15:37:25.483-04:002010-09-24T15:37:25.483-04:00It took years for the states (for the ones that di...It took years for the states (for the ones that did) to get their SPREs ready, but the push-back from the colleges and universities, once they realized what was about to happen, was fatal. <br /><br />This was the immediate cause of COPA's demise, and CHEA's eventual emergence. COPA just didn't see it coming, and when it hit, college presidents went "apoplectic."<br /><br />But don't forget that <b>before the regional accreditors were given a monopoly on quality assurance, this was already shared by the states</b>. For example, in Florida until the late 1960s, it was shared, with 30% of the standards in common, 30% that contradicted each other, and 30% with nothing in common, as one study at the time showed. <br /><br />Those entering this debate need to have a better grasp of previous history in order to better make sense of the problems we are now facing.Glen S. McGheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558711814846199468noreply@blogger.com