US EditionTrump signs executive order targeting college accreditation process
- President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday addressing college accreditation.
- The order follows the administration's recent $2.2 billion funding freeze at Harvard.
- The order directs the Education Secretary to hold accreditors accountable for performance or violations.
- The Harvard freeze involved a $2.2 billion funding amount.
- The action forms part of a broader effort to influence American higher education.
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Trump Signs Order Directing Investigations Into University Accreditors
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday evening directing the United States Department of Education to overhaul the federal higher education accreditation system — with a specific mandate to eliminate the consideration of diversity, equity, and inclusion in accreditation processes.
Trump signs executive orders addressed to universities and equity efforts in schools
President Donald Trump ordered stricter scrutiny of U.S. universities and the accrediters who oversee them, part of his growing campaign to put an end to what he calls »consciousness » and diversity efforts in education. In a series of executive orders signed on Wednesday, Trump criticized universities as progressive opponents of his political agenda.
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