"The Department of Education is taking its next major step toward overhauling the college accreditation system, inviting higher ed policy experts to suggest nominees for an upcoming negotiating committee. But while the Monday announcement sheds more light on the Trump administration's priorities, it provides no concrete plan on how they intend to make those goals a reality. President Trump has long declared accreditation reform his "secret weapon," and the department had already signaled its desire for change."
""Rather than focusing on whether member institutions offer high-quality programs that benefit students and the workforce, the current accreditation regime has become a protectionist system that shields existing players, fuels rising costs, drives credential inflation, adds administrative bloat ... and promotes ideologically driven initiatives," Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said in a statement. "We welcome nominations from key stakeholders willing to challenge the status quo.""
The Department of Education invited higher-education policy experts to nominate candidates for a negotiating committee to rewrite accreditation rules. The committee will address up to ten topics listed in the Federal Register, with particular focus on easing market entry for new accreditors, increasing emphasis on data-driven student-performance benchmarks, and removing existing diversity, equity and inclusion standards. Nominations are due Feb. 27, and two weeklong rulemaking sessions are scheduled for April and May. Administration officials portray the current accreditation regime as protectionist and costly. Specific regulatory changes and implementation details remain unspecified.
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