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What Can Happen if I Don't Follow State Authorization Regulations?

March 24, 2015 Those of us in WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN) and in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA) leadership often get asked the questions: “Does anyone really enforce ‘state authorization’ in the U…

U.S. Department of Education 'Pausing' on State Authorization

June 26, 2014 In an address to the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) yesterday, Ted Mitchell (Under Secretary for Postsecondary) Education announced a ‘pause’ on state authorization.  This announcement was reported in…

State Authorization Negotiated Rulemaking: What Happened? What's Next?

May 29, 2014 The U.S Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking process is designed to advise the Department on regulations that they are seeking to implement or change. Negotiators are chosen to represent the different…

What are Institutions Doing (or Not Doing) About State Authorization (2014 Survey)

May 16, 2014 Colleges increasingly comply with state authorization regulations for distance education, but they often do so by choosing not to enroll students from some states. These are some of the findings of the latest survey on…

Court Deals Second Blow to State Authorization Regulation

June 5, 2012 This afternoon (June 5, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court ruling to ‘vacate’ the distance education portion (§600.9c) of the U.S. Department of Education’s ‘state authorization’…

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Draft Released: Seeking your Feedback

April 27, 2012 State regulators attending the annual NASASPS meeting earlier this week received a first draft of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA).   With funding from Lumina…

House Votes to Repeal State Authorization (and Reciprocity Update)

February 29, 2012 Just when I was thinking that it was time for an update on state authorization regulations, the U.S. House of Representatives schedules a vote on the subject.  Wow!  Were they ever accommodating! What are…

Ignoring State Authorization? How Long Can You Tread Water?

November 21, 2011 As part of our coverage of the state authorization issue, we at WCET have met several regulators charged with enforcing those rules.  We asked Alan Contreras, who recently retired from Oregon’s Office of Degree…

No 'Deus Ex Machina' on State Authorization

September 22, 2011 Ancient Greek playwrights would sometimes write themselves into a corner.  The intricate plot, which was so carefully developed through the initial acts, did not lend itself to an easy resolution in the finale.…

Further Clarification about Federal Complaint Process Requirement

August 10, 2011 We have received a lot of questions about the complaint process portion of the federal student complaint process regulation since Russ’s July 19 blog Federal Student Complaint Regulation- Clarifying Misconceptions.…