Students remain frustrated while UAA works to resolve education accreditation debacle

The University of Alaska Anchorage was notified on Jan. 11 that its education department had lost accreditation with the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation, or CAEP. The State of Alaska requires students graduate from a nationally accredited program to get a teaching license.This week, UAA officials are meeting with the state Department of Education to determine the next steps for the college, leaving roughly 250 students affected by the loss of accreditation waiting for the university to address their concerns.Nick Tabaczka is in the Master of Education program at UAA and plans on graduating in May. He’s one of several students frustrated at the entire situation.“What’s the famous meme/movie reference where it’s like… ‘You had one job,'” Tabaczka joked of UAA’s administration.