New Fate for Controversial Accreditor Potentially signaling a reversal from the Trump administration, Education Department staff under the Biden administration is recommending removing recognition of the controversial Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. By Kery M

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Quality assurance agencies need to reinvent themselves Two decades of Bologna-driven programme accreditation has proved that universities can be trusted to assure their quality, says Michèle Wera  December 15, 2020 Michèle Wera Complaining about the endless cycle of quality checks fac