# 2025-15780: Prison Schools Face New Accreditation Paperwork Overhaul

2025-15780, Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Prison Education Program Accreditation Requirements, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2025-08-19 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15780
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Prison Education Program Accreditation Requirements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 90 FR 40343
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Prison Schools Face New Accreditation Paperwork Overhaul

## Summary

The Department wants to update how it collects info about prison education program accreditation. This affects schools inside prisons and aims to make sure they meet quality standards. If you’re involved, get ready to share some updated info soon—this helps keep education fair and effective without costing extra time or money.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-15780 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15780/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-prison-education-program-accreditation)
- [2025-15780 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15780.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15780 (as of 2026-06-08).