America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary: Accreditation Reform Is Exactly What Higher Education Needs
September 11, 2026
September 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary:
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Accreditation Reform Is Exactly What Higher Education Needs
By Michael Shires, Ph.D.
America's higher education system has lost the confidence of the American people. Today's graduates leave campus too often unprepared to find the work needed to pay off the considerable debt they accumulated. Taxpayers now directly underwrite almost $2 tr . . .
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Accreditation Reform Is Exactly What Higher Education Needs
By Michael Shires, Ph.D.
America's higher education system has lost the confidence of the American people. Today's graduates leave campus too often unprepared to find the work needed to pay off the considerable debt they accumulated. Taxpayers now directly underwrite almost $2 tr . . .