U.S. Department of Education Awards $2.45 Million for Improved Measures of Achievement for Post-Secondary Students

"U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has announced an award of $2.45 million to The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), in conjunction with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), to provide reliable and valid measures for assessing student learning at the post-secondary level. The Postsecondary Achievement and Institutional Performance Pilot Program grant was made available through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education's (FIPSE).

"This pilot program will help bring important information to parents and students to help in their college decision making process, as they deserve," said Secretary Spellings. "Clear measures of student achievement at the post-secondary level will also assist policy-makers and institutions better diagnose problems and target resources to address gaps.""