If the federal government was empowered ONLY to establish reasonable standards for national accreditation, it might not be so bad.
Unfortunately, creeping socialism and slippery slopes lead to more than "standards."
Pretty soon the Feds want to establish curricula, and then tell the states how to teach it.
We don't need the feds telling states how to suck eggs on education.
If a state can't (or won't) teach its kids (Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, et al) -- don't live there, let 'em suffer economically, eventually the people will demand they amend their ways.
There's no reason for some taxpayer in Red Lodge, Montana to be paying for public schools in Charleston, West Virginia (To the chagrin of Sen Wrong !! Robert Byrd.
Sort of a tough love program for states and their citizens.
The 10th Amendment establishes more than States Rights, it implies duties and responsibilities for the states as well.
Better yet, they might just fire the state from the job and start educating their kids themselves. That's the outcome I've got my fingers crossed for.