This episode of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report focuses on new rules proposed by the Federal Trade Commission to stop private vocational schools from false advertising and other deceptive practices. Guests supporting the rules and defending the allegations include a representative from the FTC, the Executive Director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, and an ex-vocational student. Defending the vocational schools is the President of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools (NATTS), who argues that some of the accusations are unfounded, and that the new rules will reduce government grants, drive up school costs, and ultimately make schools less affordable for students.
