Education Ministry gives itself right to supervise US high school diploma curriculum

Education Minister Tarek Shawky signed a directive on Sunday which would give the ministry the right to supervise the curriculum for obtaining a US high school diploma in Egypt, according to a ministry statement picked up by Ahram Online. The move would allow the ministry to organize the curriculums and exams for these degrees through a number of accreditation agencies, including the Middle States of Colleges and School Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools and AdvancED. The directive, which would give the ministry more regulatory control over obtaining foreign degrees, follows a similar directive signed in June for UK diplomas.