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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
U.S. Plans Accreditation Actions - Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed
The Obama administration is planning new executive action on higher education accreditation in the coming weeks, as part of a push to make accreditors focus more heavily on student outcomes when judging colleges and universities, officials said Monday.
The executive action will be part of a package of proposals aimed at reforming an accreditation system that the administration believes is green-lighting too many poor-performing colleges and universities.“Accreditors need to do more and need to focus on outcomes,” Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell told reporters Monday.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/20/obama-administration-plans-executive-action-higher-education-accreditation