OPM on Acceptability of Unaccredited Degrees

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Personally, I always believed that regional accreditation should focus primarily on "high schools"...not colleges or universities. Post-secondary education should be overseen by the various states educational departments. Community colleges and public universities, should be reviewed by "state" personnel, equipped to oversea these academic institutions. It seems over-reaching and outside the scope of a private accrediting body to concern itself with higher education...resources and time should focus on ensuring that secondary schools are providing a quality education to students, "that would prepare" them for meeting the academic demands of post-secondary institutions. Meaning this...colleges and universities should not exhaust financial resources and the skills of competent educators to provide "remedial" education to students who can't grasp high school algebra and high school English/literature. CHEA and the DOE should reassess it's position concerning the scope and duties of the various accrediting bodies and their involvement with higher education.