Nicole Grimes

In March, representatives from Middle States presented at the 2019 National School Boards Association Conference in Philadelphia. In “Achieving Excellence By Design: How to Create an Inclusive and Unified Strategic…

Director of Volunteer Services, Irene Raatzs, will retire next month after 17 years of service to Middle States. Middle States relies on a vast network of volunteers for one of the…

President Henry G. Cram, Ed.D. will retire on June 30, 2019, following 14 years at the helm of the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Prior to…

One of the first things I did after arriving at the National Catholic Educators Association Conference in Chicago, Ill., last month, was to pick up my conference badge, which was…

At its May 2, 2018 meeting, the Secondary Commission of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools took the following accreditation actions regarding the institutions noted: Accrediting Action: Accreditation…

Fortunately, like most things that have survived for more than a century, the school accreditation process has evolved. When it was first undertaken in the late 19th century, the accreditation…

The March 2019 edition of The Standard Newsletter is available online here.

Sister Maureen Lawrence McDermott, I.H.M., Ph.D, is Chief Academic Officer and Superintendent of Secondary Schools at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools. Sister Maureen has more than 30 years of experience…

In celebration of Read Across America Day, March 2, Middle States employees visited St. Peter the Apostle School in Philadelphia, Pa. to share their favorite books. The team visited six…

Congratulations to MSA-CESS President Henry G. Cram, Ed.D., for being this year’s recipient of the Walid Abushakra Award for Impact on International Education. Presented annually by Esol Education, a network…