On April 23, 2025, the White House issued an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education that engage in ...

In this Alert, we explain the role of accreditors in higher education, review key provisions of the Executive Order, and provide an overview of the implications of the Executive Order on accreditors ...

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 billion in Federal student ...

President Trump’s new executive order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education,” makes clear that the Trump administration understands the importance of reforming our broken ...

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