The ABA Shouldn't Get To Grade Its Own Homework

The ABA Shouldn't Get To Grade Its Own Homework Authored by Bryan Cutsinger via RealClearEducation, The organization tasked with accrediting the nation's law schools will appear before a federal advisory panel later this month to defend its government-recognized status as an accreditor. This status gives the Council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar the power to determine which schools have access to federal student aid and, in most states, whether graduates may sit for the bar. In short, federal recognition gives the council extraordinary power over entry into the legal profession. Last month, the Department of Education identified numerous compliance failures by the...

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