Trump signs executive order targeting college accreditation

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday night taking aim at the accreditation process for universities and colleges that fail to comply with the federal Civil Rights Act.

Trump asked Education Secretary Linda McMahon to hold accreditors who violate federal law accountable “through denial, monitoring, suspension, or termination of accreditation recognition.”

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