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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education

The White House April 23, 2025 HOLDING ACCREDITORS ACCOUNTABLE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to overhaul the higher education accreditation system, ensuring colleges and universities deliver high-quality, high-value education free from unlawful discrimination and ideological overreach. The Order directs the Secretary of Education to hold higher education “accreditors” accountable, including through denial, […]

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President Trump signs seven executive orders focused on education

The National News Desk Taylor Fishman April 23, 2025 Full list of Executive Orders signed: Executive order that requires full and timely disclosure by higher education institutions when they receive large foreign gifts. Executive order that overhauls the accreditation system for colleges and universities. Executive order creating workforce development opportunities for young Americans in artificial […]

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REFORMING ACCREDITATION TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION

The White House  April 23, 2025 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 than $100 […]

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Education Department to Restart Debt Collection on Defaulted Student Loans

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 21, 2025 About 25 percent of all borrowers have or will default on their student loans in the next few months, and another 35 percent are at least 60 days past due. The Education Department will resume collecting on defaulted student loans early next month, restarting a system that’s been on hold […]

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