The Academy of Quilting is operated by Ruth Blanchet, a long time teacher at Quilt U with many additional accomplishments.
Here's her bio from AofQ
http://www.academyofquilting.com/faculty/ruth-blanchet/
and her bio from QU (page down)
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/meetfaculty.htm
Some excellent QU teachers are moving to the Academy of Quilting, and some equally excellent teachers are not. Not all have decided yet. And, yes, of course it's international in scope.
It is completely unfair to say the name of her teaching site sounds "very elite (sic) with quilt police". That's like saying Craftsy sounds unprofessional and sloppy.
