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Published Date: 12/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants your ideas to update the Accreditation Handbook, which helps guide how schools get officially recognized. These updates aim to make the process clearer, faster, and easier for everyone involved. If you’re part of an accrediting agency or interested in education rules, send your feedback by January 26, 2026—no cost to comment, just your smart thoughts!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Planned Handbook Update to Reduce Burdens
The Department intends to update the Accreditation Handbook to make the accrediting-agency recognition process "transparent, efficient, and not unduly burdensome," as directed by Executive Order 14279 (April 23, 2025). The RFI invites specific feedback and language suggestions and may inform potential reforms to the accreditation regulatory process.
Resumption of New Accreditor Applications
The Department of Education lifted the temporary pause and resumed accepting and reviewing new applications for initial recognition from new accrediting agencies and associations on May 2, 2025. This explicitly reopens the Department's recognition process to new accreditors starting on that date.
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