Specialized Accreditors Protest Possible Changes in Rules Governing Them.

The article looks at how a group represented specialized accreditors has written to the U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, to protest what it sees as arbitrary and inconsistent moves by the Education Department to change the rules governing them. The letter of complaint was sent by Cynthia A. Davenport, executive director of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. The letter says the Education Department endeavored to force accreditors to adopt more stringent standards in areas such as facilities and student learning.