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Weekly News Digest
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February 19, 2026 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Ithaka S+R Studies How Higher Education Accreditation Affects Student Outcomes
Cameron Childress and Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta write the following for Ithaka S+R: Accreditation is a central feature of higher education quality assurance in the United States, but historically much of the process has operated out of public view and within a statutory framework that has not changed much in recent years. … At the same time, the policy environment surrounding accreditation is in a period of significant change. While there has been no federal legislative change, there is substantial federal activity aimed at changing the accreditation landscape. … Against this backdrop of heightened scrutiny and structural change, Ithaka S+R is pleased to release four reports, funded by Arnold Ventures, that examine the extent to which accreditor standards and interventions influence institutional performance, particularly as reflected in students’ outcomes. These reports provide concrete examples of how accreditors articulate expectations in their written standards, use data in monitoring institutions, communicate performance concerns through Commission Action Letters, and understand their responsibilities in the federal recognition process. For more information, read the blog post.
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