Accreditation

Equity & Diversity Accreditation Agency Has Stern Words for Wake County
The critical report blames a bloc of newly-elected school board members for "destabilizing the school system and community."
Christina A. Samuels, March 18, 2011
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Education News in Brief Wake County Board Ends Accreditation Standoff
The Wake County, N.C., school board agreed last week to cooperate with a national accrediting agency's review of the system's high schools, ending a political standoff.
McClatchy-Tribune, February 1, 2011
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability News in Brief Accreditation Team to Review Wake County School Board
A school accreditation agency has threatened to strip credentials from high schools in Wake County, N.C., unless the local school board can justify changing the district's student-assignment plan.
The Associated Press, August 24, 2010
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability News in Brief Troubled Ga. School District Improving, Accreditor Says
Two years after it was stripped of its accreditation, the Clayton County school district remains on probation with a national accrediting agency, but it has made progress on a list of benchmarks.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Accreditation Is Seen as High Priority
But experts say evaluating virtual programs requires an understanding of the unique characteristics of online schools.
Katie Ash, April 23, 2010
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8 min read
Education News in Brief Va. High School Accreditation to Use Test Scores, Grad Rates
Virginia’s public schools will soon be measured by both test scores and graduation rates, under an enhanced accountability plan state education officials approved last week.
The Associated Press, February 23, 2009
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Ga. District's Fiasco Prompting Reforms
Dismayed by a school district's loss of accreditation because of its former school board's behavior, business leaders, educators, and other experts across Georgia have worked for months to craft recommendations for avoiding such disasters in the future.
Linda Jacobson, January 21, 2009
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Second Ga. District Now Under Cloud
Three months after the Clayton County school district lost its accreditation, another Georgia district is facing the same fate.
Linda Jacobson, November 26, 2008
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1 min read
Education News in Brief Clayton County, Ga., Board Plans to Take Steps to Win Accreditation
Hiring a rules expert for school board meetings, adding an internal auditor to the staff, and reworking the superintendent's contract are among the measures the Clayton County, Ga., district will implement to win back its accreditation.
Linda Jacobson, September 30, 2008
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1 min read
Education News in Brief District Won’t Fight Accreditation Loss
Officials with the Clayton County, Ga., public schools have decided not to appeal the loss of the district’s accreditation.
Linda Jacobson, September 16, 2008
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1 min read
Federal 'Diploma Mill' Issue Roils Pay Debate in New Jersey
High salaries and generous benefits for superintendents and other administrators have drawn a backlash—and new rules from the state.
Dakarai I. Aarons, September 5, 2008
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6 min read
State Rep. Mike Glanton tries to calm Clayton County school board member-elect Jessie Goree after an Aug. 28 meeting in Decatur, Ga., where they learned the Clayton County schools would lose their accreditation.
State Rep. Mike Glanton tries to calm Clayton County school board member-elect Jessie Goree after an Aug. 28 meeting in Decatur, Ga., where they learned the Clayton County schools would lose their accreditation.
John Spink/Journal Constitution/AP
Standards & Accountability Loss of Accreditation Rocks Georgia District
The decision by an accrediting agency could complicate everything from students’ college applications to teachers’ continuing education credits.
Linda Jacobson, August 29, 2008
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7 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
School & District Management A Local Feud Proves Toxic
Facing the loss of accreditation, a troubled Georgia school district struggles with the legacy of its fractious, dysfunctional board.
Linda Jacobson, June 3, 2008
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15 min read
School & District Management Loss of Accreditation Looming in Georgia for Troubled District
The troubled Clayton County, Ga., school district is now on the brink of being the first school system in nearly four decades to lose its accreditation.
Linda Jacobson, March 18, 2008
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5 min read
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