U.S. to Put New Requirements on Accreditors
In The News Piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Nov. 6, 2015
Amy Laitinen, director for higher education at the nonpartisan think tank New America, said that the department had gone as far as it could in changing the accreditation system and that she was not hopeful for any significant changes from Congress.
"Congress has shown a complete unwillingness to require anything meaningful of accreditors," Ms. Laitinen said in an email. "For all of Senator Alexander’s talk about accreditation reform, his voting record shows that he’s willing to put institutional and accreditor interests above those of students."