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Education Law,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Aug. 6, 2018

ABA expects three-year extension as law school accreditor

The association said it has improved its standing with the federal government

ABA expects three-year extension as law school accreditor
Barry A. Currier, partner Legal Education Technologies, Los Angeles.

CHICAGO — The American Bar Association expects to receive word soon that its role as law school accreditor will be extended for another three years by the U.S. Department of Education, ABA officials said Friday.

The ABA’s improved standing with the federal government comes about two years after a Department of Education advisory panel recommended suspending the ABA’s power to accredit new law schools for a year. Some panel members ex...

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