President Trump Issues Executive Order on Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 23, 2025:
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REFORMING ACCREDITATION TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more . . .
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REFORMING ACCREDITATION TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more . . .