Accreditation

Standards & Accountability NCAA Boosts Scrutiny of ‘Nontraditional’ High Schools
Responding to recent news stories about star college athletes with fraudulent or sketchy high school qualifications, the National Collegiate Athletic Association is sharpening its scrutiny of high school programs that are not under the purview of accreditation agencies or other authorities.
Andrew Trotter, May 9, 2006
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Education A National Roundup Regional Accrediting Agencies Serving 30 States Approve Merger
Two of the nation’s six long-established regional accrediting agencies are planning to merge, creating a group that will serve more than 23,000 schools in 30 states and abroad.
Bess Keller, April 11, 2006
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Education NAEYC Revises Accrediting Policy
After almost four years of researching, writing drafts, and gathering feedback from members, the National Association for the Education of Young Children has formally launched its new and revised accreditation system for early-childhood-education programs.
Linda Jacobson, January 3, 2006
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Standards & Accountability Opinion Trading Coffee, Computer Chips, and Degrees in Education
How is a college degree different from coffee, textiles, steel, and computer parts? It's not, according to Washington lobbyists and politicians, writes education professor Lois Weiner.
Lois Weiner, October 18, 2005
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School Choice & Charters Archdiocese Says Accreditation for All
The Rev. William F. Maestri, who became the superintendent of schools for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans in August, has taken the unusual step of requiring all 83 elementary schools in the archdiocese to become accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or SACS.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 1, 2005
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Education A State Capitals Roundup More Virginia Schools Earn State Accreditation
Virginia schools continue to show marked improvement under the state’s accreditation system—especially compared with where schools began five years ago.
November 2, 2004
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Standards & Accountability Evaluator Reverses Position On Degrees From Saint Regis
The continuing fallout from the Georgia "diploma mill" scandal, in which public school educators received advanced teaching credentials and pay raises using degrees from an online university, has led to reactions by several parties involved in the matter.
Andrew Trotter, May 19, 2004
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Alan L. Contreras, the administrator of the office of degree authorization at the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.
Standards & Accountability Federal Investigators Target ‘Diploma Mills’
Experts say federal efforts to investigate "diploma mills" may eventually help educators purge their ranks of people who hold bogus degrees.
Andrew Trotter, May 19, 2004
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Standards & Accountability Educators’ Degrees Earned On Internet Raise Fraud Issues
Small firms known as "credential evaluators" help states and school districts detect educators who present phony or flimsy academic credentials from overseas institutions—a safeguard that is becoming more important with the growth of online education. Includes an accompanying story, "Investigation, Hearings Target Online ‘Diploma Mills.’"
Andrew Trotter, May 5, 2004
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Standards & Accountability Investigation, Hearings Target Online ‘Diploma Mills’
Congressional hearings in Washington next week will highlight an investigation into whether high-ranking employees in nine federal agencies—including the Department of Education—have used spurious academic degrees to get their jobs or promotions.
Andrew Trotter, May 5, 2004
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Standards & Accountability Accredited Status Taking on Cachet In Charter Schools
With lapses in charter school oversight cropping up with growing frequency around the country, more charter leaders are turning to the old-fashioned tactic of accreditation to enhance the credibility of their newfangled public schools.
Caroline Hendrie, October 23, 2002
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Early Childhood Rules for Accrediting Early-Childhood Programs Revisited
Accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children could soon last for five years, instead of three. Individuals who coordinate accreditation visits would be paid for their work. And programs that earned accreditation would be expected to keep improving their programs.
Linda Jacobson, May 15, 2002
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D. Kent King
Standards & Accountability Kansas City, Mo., Schools Celebrate Accreditation Vote
The Kansas City, Mo., public school system averted a state takeover after state officials decided last week that the district had improved just enough to have its unaccredited status lifted.
Lisa Fine, April 24, 2002
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Education NAEYC Asks for Critiques Of Its Accreditation Program
The pressure is building on the nation's premier association for early-childhood education to overhaul its accreditation system.
Linda Jacobson, October 24, 2001
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