Calling Foul on the Accreditors
In recent weeks the topic of accreditation—normally a dense and inscrutable process at best—has garnered a remarkable level of attention...
ACTA president Anne D. Neal testified before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, part of the Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Neal participated in “Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation,” which examined the effectiveness of federal accreditation of colleges and universities. Read Neal's full testimony here.
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