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Protecting American educational, cultural, and national security interests requires transparency regarding foreign funds flowing to American higher education and research institutions,
read the order
We have literally trillions of dollars being invested in AI,
reported CNN
That's a big deal,
Trump said while signing the order
I truly love being a United States senator, but in my heart I know it’s time to pass the torch.”
In a video statement posted online, Durbin said
Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory,
Trump wrote, implying that the US was willing to do so
Instead of pushing schools to adopt a divisive DEI ideology, accreditors should be focused on helping schools improve graduation rates and graduates’ performance in the labor market,
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement
We should be looking at those who have real merit to get in, and we have to look harder at those universities that aren’t enforcing that.”
Linda McMahon, the education secretary, added during the signing in the Oval OfficeI will fire the radical-left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics,
he said last summerWhile we firmly reject President Trump’s mischaracterization of accreditors’ role in the nation’s postsecondary education system, we stand ready to work with the Secretary of Education on policies that will advance our shared mission of enhancing quality, innovation, integrity, and accountability,
said Heather Perfetti, President of Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions
Today’s executive orders make clear that despite their mantra of local control, the Trump Administration really does want to be in the business of education after all,
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said in a statementFederal recognition will not be provided to accreditors engaging in unlawful discrimination in violation of Federal law,
the order saidThis is a theory that underlies a lot of the modern DEI and CRT-driven diversity culture,
Scharf explained
They're allowing people into school – they can't do math – and yet kids who have worked really hard and are number one in their class out of high school – some place in New Jersey or Mississippi – they can't get into the best schools,
Trump said as he signed his order implementing new school accreditation requirementsUnder, I believe it was the Biden administration – first Obama and then Biden – the Department of Justice issued guidance that made it almost impossible for schools to enforce adequate disciplinary policies,
Trump's executive assistant Will Scharf said of the order as Trump was signing it_04.png)
We are defending what I believe is one of the most important lynchpins of the American economy and way of life — our universities,
Garber said
Putting that research at jeopardy because of claims of antisemitism seems to us to be misguided,
Garber saidWe will not compromise on certain issues,
said Garber, the head of Harvard since 2024.The disruption of learning that has plagued campuses in recent years is unacceptable. The harassment of Jewish students is intolerable,
the statement addedThat partnership has been responsible over the decades for dramatic innovation in science and technology,
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There will be seven executive orders focused on education,
press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday