ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
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...
Speeches & Testimony
Policymakers | Accreditation
The Future of Accreditation
October 1, 2008 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF
ACTA president Anne D. Neal discusses some of the prevailing problems of accreditation and focuses on ways we can improve the accreditation process.
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Accreditation
It’s Time for Congress to Dismantle the Higher Education Accreditation Cartel
Summary Higher education accreditation creates barriers to entry for innovative start-ups while being a poor gauge of program quality and student outcomes. What began as a voluntary system became a de facto requirement, with accreditors abusing their power. To harness the potential of new learning modes, policymakers should consider meaningful structural changes to this ossified […]
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ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Challenging Accreditation As We Know It
Anne D. Neal doesn’t seem to mind being the lonely voice in the wilderness when it comes to the value of college accreditation. She gets a lot of practice. In late December, as a member of the National Advisors Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, Neal was virtually alone in her questioning of the major […]
ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Seeking Higher-Ed Accountability: Ending Federal Accreditation
The French have an education ministry; the English put their faculty in charge. In America, the Tenth Amendment is clear—education is not one of the powers delegated to the federal government. As a consequence, state charters traditionally guard schools against federal control, and colleges and universities are run by lay boards of trustees secured from […]
ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Advice for U.S. on Accreditation
Who protects the public interest? That is the question. In today’s Federal Register, the Department of Education asked “interested parties” for nominations to NACIQI, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Overseeing billions in federal student aid, NACIQI is not a household word. Mom and Dad pay the taxes that fund those billions—but […]
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