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Thursday, October 11, 2001
http://chronicle.com/free/2001/10/2001101101u.htm House Votes to Ease Rules on Distance Education, but Senators May Not Agree By DAN CARNEVALE The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to curtail regulations that many critics say inhibit distance education. But political observers predict that the bill will stall in the Senate. The bill, H.R. 1992, has been praised by many distance-education administrators who see federal regulations as an impediment to nontraditional education, such as online courses. But some faculty groups have criticized the measure, saying that the regulations ensure quality in education and that if the rules are rescinded, students could be defrauded by illegitimate operations....
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