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Board rule would let proprietary and private postsecondary institutions use any U.S. Department‑approved accreditor rather than only regional accreditors
Summary
State Board staff proposed removing the requirement that proprietary and private postsecondary institutions be regionally accredited, enabling institutions accredited by any U.S. Department of Education‑recognized agency to register in Idaho; staff said Idaho lacks capacity to vet accreditors independently.
Matthew Scribe, policy staff at the State Board of Education, described a small but consequential proposed change to rules that register postsecondary and proprietary schools in Idaho: striking the term "regional" from the accreditation requirement so institutions accredited by any U.S.…
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