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Elizabeth Warren: “History shows us that for-profit colleges need heightened accountability, but I think there is a much larger problem…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
History shows us that for-profit colleges need heightened accountability, but I think there is a much larger problem here, and that is all colleges pretty much that access the Federal dollars, no matter the quality of the education that they provide.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues for accountability across all colleges receiving federal funds.

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