Push for College ratings system by Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan defended the new ratings system for colleges.  What is not known to many is that he wants to tie Federal aid to the ratings.

He states that:

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan took critics of the Obama administration's proposed college-rating system to task on Friday, saying that attacking a system before its details have been worked out is "more than a little silly." He also emphasized that the proposal could represent a meaningful improvement over the current system for doling out federal aid.

It goes on further in the article that:

The proposed rating system, which would tie levels of federal aid to an institution's rating, is a central part of the college-affordability plan unveiled in August by President Obama.

I would speculate that SLOs are a part of this revamp of higher education.