State Approval: Train Wrecks, Impacts, and Questions

March 24, 2011

First a short musing on “train wrecks” followed by a couple requests of you.  We need your help on the impact of the ‘state authorization’ regulation on students and your outstanding questions about it.

Speaking of Train Wrecks

“Train Wreck.”   Yes, that was my quote in the Chronicle of Higher Education last week.  They asked me what I thought the bottom line was on the recently released ‘Dear Colleague’ letter addressing questions about the ‘state authorization’ regulation.

Do I think the regulation is a train wreck?  Not really.  It’s actually hard for me to argue against institutions following state laws. […]