Red States Launch Alternative Accreditation Bodies to Shape Higher Education Standards
TL;DR
Texas A&M University System is collaborating with other Republican-led state university systems to create a new accreditation agency called the Commission for Public Higher Education, aiming to provide a more transparent and objective accreditation process amid Republican criticism of existing agencies and their perceived promotion of liberal ideologies and diversity initiatives.
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- Florida will help create less ‘woke’ college accrediting body, DeSantis says Sun Sentinel
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