Those of us in WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN) and in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA) leadership often get asked these questions:•Does anyone really enforce state authorization in the U.S.?•Why don’t I read in the higher education news about colleges being fined for state authorization violations?States are watching, regulating, and taking action. Let’s start with an example.
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Why We Need to Fight for Our Students: The Example of Stephanie Land
It is a commonplace to say that our campuses need to be “student centered.” That we need to “meet students where they are” and recognize that our students are less