17  Self-Policing May Be Just One of the Problems With Accreditation Agencies

 

Sources

College Accreditors Largely Staffed by Employees of Schools They Oversee (Wall Street Journal)

Update: What College Accreditation Changes Mean for Students (Homeroom, DOE Blog)

The Government Is Sanctioning For-Profit Colleges. What Happens to the Students?

(Brookings Institute)

 

Further Reading

Education Secretary Denies Appeal by College Accreditor (Wall Street Journal)

Witch Hunt Snares For-Profit College Accreditor (Weekly Standard)

Law School Accreditors Raising the Bar (Wall Street Journal)

Accreditor Approves $1.1 Billion Sale of University of Phoenix’s Parent Company (Politico)