6 Southern public university systems form new accreditation body

North Carolina's Rethink Education program boosts performance

The Rethink Education Facilitator Badge program in North Carolina enhances teaching and learning resilience, showing significant student proficiency gains. North Carolina’s innovative approach to blended learning is yielding impressive results in student achievement, particularly among historically underperforming groups. Through a $17.6 million federal grant, the state’s Rethink Education initiative is revolutionizing how teachers deliver instr…

Texas A&M system joins five others in creating accreditation consortium

Texas A&M University System is joining five other university systems in southern states to create a new accreditation consortium.

Public Universities In Six Southern States Form New Accrediting Agency

Public universities in six southern states are forming a new higher education accreditor that will offer an alternative to the currently recognized accrediting agencies.

Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards

By Atirikta Kumar and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 26, 2025 “Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that …

UNC System joins Florida, Texas in new public-college accreditor

UNC System will join Florida, Texas A&M, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee in launching the Commission for Public Higher Education, a new accrediting agency focused solely on public universities. Backers say it will streamline oversight and emphasize student outcomes; critics warn of political influence and uncertain federal approval.

6 Southern public university systems form new accreditation body

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the formation of the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE) to replace the existing bodies like the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS).