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Policy
Federal Student Complaint Requirements – Is Your Institution in Compliance Today?
Published by: WCET | 8/15/2017
Does your institution have a well designed, easily understood, and compliant complaint process? Today we welcome Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, and Jennifer L. Parks, Director, Midwestern State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (M-SARA), to review the federal student […]
Practice
Call to Action: Comment on State Authorization for Distance Education Regulation
Published by: WCET | 8/2/2016
I encourage you and/or your institution to submit comments on the state authorization regulation proposed recently (press release, proposed regulations) by the U.S. Department of Education. In a recent post, I gave you a “first look” at the language, included some […]
Department of Education State Authorization for Distance Ed Regulations-A First Look
Published by: WCET | 7/22/2016
This morning the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed new regulations (press release, proposed regulations) for the state authorization of distance education programs. Institutional personnel and the public are invited to submit comments by August 24. This post will […]
Update on the Five Types of State Authorization Regulations
Published by: WCET | 6/28/2015
Hello from Washington, DC and the NACUA (National Association of College and University Attorneys) Annual Conference. As part of my role on a state authorization panel, I was asked to give an overview of the Department of Education’s state authorization […]
State Authorization “On Ground” Rule: No More Delays, More Confusion to Come
Published by: WCET | 5/5/2015
The final state authorization deadline for “on ground” programs approaches quickly A U.S. Department of Education regulation that outlines steps states must take in overseeing institutions within their own boundaries will take effect on July 1 of this year. It […]
State Authorization – Changes Proposed to Regulatory Language at April Meeting
Published by: WCET | 4/27/2014
NOTE: Since publishing this blog post, the Department released an updated document that includes proposed wording resulting from discussion at the April meeting. — Russ Members of the U.S. Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee proposed many options for the […]
SHEEO State Authorization Survey: Updates and Trends
Published by: WCET | 10/12/2012
Thank you to our guest bloggers Marianne Boeke of NCHEMS and Sharmila Basu Mann of SHEEO. Both of their organizations share the same building as WCET, and we have enjoyed working together with them on the state authorization issue. With […]
USDOE Will Not Enforce Its Distance Ed State Authorization Regs, but Questions Remain
Published by: WCET | 7/30/2012
In a “Dear Colleague” letter issued on July 27, the U.S. Department of Education revealed that it will NOT enforce the controversial distance education provision of the state authorization regulations. To verify this news, Megan Raymond and I called Sophia […]
Further Clarification about Federal Complaint Process Requirement
Published by: WCET | 8/10/2011
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. My sense is that some are panicking at the thought […]
Federal Student Complaint Regulation – Clarifying Misconceptions
Published by: WCET | 7/19/2011
In the hubbub over the ‘state authorization’ issue for distance education, we have not paid as much attention to another part of the regulations released last October. Each institution must notify all current and prospective students of third-party complaint processes. […]