New on WCET Frontiers
New State Authorization ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter NOT Focused on Distance Ed
Published by: WCET | 1/25/2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education released a new “Dear Colleague” letter regarding the upcoming deadlines regarding state authorization. The letter was sent to the attention of the “State Education Agency Administrators” and the governors of each state. […]
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Universities Rebranding with Competencies in Mind: Top Prediction for 2012
Published by: WCET | 1/10/2013
Early in 2012 we asked WCET members and other notable thinkers to provide predictions for postsecondary e-learning for the year. From a OMG-it’s-all-over-the-media point-of-view, it’s quite clear that MOOCs were the big story this past year. None of our prognosticators […]
State Authorization: Reciprocity Update, New Military Rules, and New Survey
Published by: WCET | 11/20/2012
The work on the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is moving forward and I’m inviting you to give some feedback. Additionally, significant new rules regarding state authorization for military personnel are on the near horizon. For those waiting for state authorization […]
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Dispatch from WCET12: November 2, 2012
Published by: WCET | 11/2/2012
We enjoyed another great day in San Antonio for the WCET Annual Meeting. We’re happy to share some highlights with you. Equity: The Answer to National Completion Goals David Longanecker, WICHE President, introduced Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education, who gave […]
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 […]
Federal State Authorization Regs: Other Takes Say “It’s Not Over”
Published by: WCET | 7/31/2012
In our blog posting earlier this week, we said that the U.S. Department says that it will not enforce its distance education state authorization regulations, but that many questions remain. I’ve had several conversations over the last few days as […]
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 […]
Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education Holds First Meeting
Published by: WCET | 6/14/2012
Earlier this year, the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) announced the creation of the Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education. According to the Commission’s mission statement, it will: “develop and […]
Court Deals Second Blow to Federal State Authorization Regulation
Published by: WCET | 6/5/2012
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’ regulation. In last summer’s ruling on a lawsuit challenging […]
It’s Coming: The Next Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Published by: WCET | 5/23/2012
As you may have noted, we are still addressing federal regulatory issues that resulted from the last round of Higher Education Act reauthorization. While we will continue to address what’s in place, it’s also time to look forward. We invited […]