Loss of accreditation could put university's school of education 'years behind'

The University of Alaska Board of Regents met Friday, with the main goal of discussing how to be more efficient with its spending.

The early portion of the meeting was dominated by another storyline — that of the University of Alaska Anchorage’s School of Education losing its accreditation last week. The Council for Accreditation of Educator Programs (CAEP) revoked the School of Education’s accreditation, as the school failed to meet four of five key standards.

Regent Dale Anderson said he was trying to remain calm as he spoke to UAA Chancellor Cathy Sandeen at the meeting Friday, but his frustration was clear.

“The incompetence of either the staff, faculty or administration to have four out of five problems in this accreditation search or analysis does not add up,” Anderson said. “We have to step back and really make some changes.”

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