DeSantis Takes Legal Action Against Biden Administration Over College Accreditation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has sued the US Education Department and top federal officials, claiming they are impeding efforts by Florida universities to switch accreditors. The lawsuit challenges federal rules governing accreditation boards that DeSantis contends wield too much power over schools and are circumventing policies and decisions from state leaders. Republicans in Florida have been at odds with the state’s accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACS, over several disagreements leading to a landmark 2022 law triggering every state school to seek out a new accreditation board.