Dr. Robert Manzer, newly appointed president of AALE, attended the Classical Education Symposium: Festival of Ideas in Fort Collins, CO on October 1, 2022. Working with board member Terry Croy Lewis, Executive Director of the Colorado Charter School Initiative, Manzer hosted a focus group on How Accreditation Can Unlock Higher Education Resources for Classical Education Schools.The discussion with the focus group explored how accreditation can best support more transparent liberal education pathways, aligned dual enrollment opportunities, and dual-enrollment instructor credentialing.