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MEDIA ADVISORY: The Foundation for Educational Success to Release Standards of Responsible Conduct and Transparency for Higher Education
--(Business Wire)--
Foundation for Educational Success:
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What:
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The Foundation for Educational Success and representatives of
career colleges will release new Standards
of Responsible Conduct and Transparency on Tuesday, September
13. The Standards will outline key operating principles and go
beyond existing federal, state and accreditation regulations.
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Who:
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Members of the Foundation for Educational Success Board of Advisors
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The Hon. Edward G. Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Emily Hargroves Fisher
Professor of Education at Harvard University
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Dr. Elizabeth Morgan, Executive Director of the Grad Nation
campaign for America's Promise Alliance
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Avy Stein, Co-Chairman of the Coalition for Educational
Success
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When:
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 9:30 AM
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Where:
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The National Press Club
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Fourth Estate Room
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529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC
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About the Standards:
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On Tuesday, September 13, the Foundation will make available to the
public its Standards of Responsible Conduct and Transparency. This
follows a process through which stakeholders, experts and leaders
from across academia, business, government and accounting fields
worked to outline key operating principles. The Standards will
provide strong new student protections; guidelines for training,
enrollment and financial aid; and include an enforcement mechanism
to ensure that participating schools adhere to the principles of the
new Standards.
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About the Foundation for Educational Success
The mission of the Foundation for Educational Success is to implement
and enforce the Standards of Responsible Conduct and Transparency and
educate the public on the critical role career colleges play in
educating students for the new American workforce.
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