Education Dept.’s Rule-Making Agenda Includes Accreditation, Title VI
Jessica Blake
September 8, 2025
Changing the interpretation of race-based discrimination, increasing flexibility within the college accreditation system and reworking the process to yank federal financial aid eligibility for certain civil rights violations are top priorities for Linda McMahon and the Department of Education, according to the agency’s rule-making agenda released Thursday.
The Unified Spring Agenda, which Politico reported first, provides brief descriptions of what the department wants to change for each topic and a loose timeline for the rule-making process.
Some agenda items, like amending eligibility criteria for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, are already underway; but others, like making it easier for new accreditors to gain federal recognition, have yet to be launched. Several of the new rules align directly with an executive order signed by the president during his first months in office.
