Raleigh, NC—The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal published a new policy brief today explaining how Southern states can reform their laws to allow public and private institutions to choose new accreditors.
The policy brief, “It’s Time for More States to Sack SACS,” provides detailed information for policymakers and legislators in every state whose institutions are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The brief’s author is Adam Kissel, a senior fellow of the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.
Martin Center president Jenna Robinson explained the need for this brief. “SACS has a history of arbitrary and politicized interference in university governance,” Robinson said. “Institutions that want a different accreditor should be able to choose one. This policy brief explains how state laws must be changed to make that possible.”
Two Southern states have already done so: North Carolina and Tennessee. In nine other states, changes to laws or policies are necessary: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The brief is available here.