releases: https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/democrat-seeks-review-of-federal-oversight-of-colleges
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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/democrat-seeks-review-of-federal-oversight-of-colleges | Democrat Seeks Review of Federal Oversight of Colleges | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Democrat Seeks Review of Federal Oversight of Colleges Tuesday, November 17, 2015 The top Democrat on a Senate investigatory panel is calling on Congresss investigative arm to look into how the U.S. Department of Education oversees colleges and universities. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri on Mondaysent a letterasking the Government Accountability Office to review how the Education Department green-lights colleges to participate in federal student aid programs as well as how effectively department regulators uncover problems with colleges. McCaskill, who is the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committees Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, asked the GAO to examine the rigor of the departments approval process for colleges and the extent to which the department relies on accreditors and states to oversee and monitor problems. Her letter comes several weeks after she and Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, the Republican chair of the investigatory subcommittee,requested a trove of information from accrediting agenciesas part of an inquiry into the role accreditors play in assessing the quality and financial health of postsecondary institutions. The GAO last yearissued a reportthat recommended the Education Department step up its oversight of colleges and accrediting agencies. It found, among other things, that national accreditors were no more likely to sanction poor-performing colleges than they were those with strong student outcomes. The Education Department has a staff of 232 employees who are charged with overseeing and monitoring colleges, according to a Septemberreportby the departments inspector general. That report found that department regulators in some cases were not properly conducting audits of colleges. Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |