By: Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal

August 1, 2016

"Concerns about enforcement of accreditation standards and the need for response to law school costs, student debt and lack of lawyer jobs swirled during a Department of Education panel’s discussion that led to their vote to recommend suspending the ABA from accrediting law schools for one year, a transcript of the hearing shows."

Federal panel 'sent a signal' to ABA about law school loans and accreditation enforcement