Trump issues mandates on HBCUs, school discipline, foreign gifts, accreditation
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a raft of executive orders April 23 aimed at reforming education policy in the United States, including mandates to bring more artificial intelligence into K-12 schools and to go after "woke ideology" in the accreditation process for universities.
The orders also take aim at foreign gifts to colleges and universities and maintain existing supports for historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs.
Here's a look at some of the measures the president announced at the White House.
More AI courses and certifications for high schoolers
The AI order, reported first by USA TODAY, calls for the U.S. Education and Labor Departments to bolster high school AI courses and certification programs and to collaborate with states to promote AI in education.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-issues-mandates-hbcus-school-002855572.html
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education.
In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.
Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nation’s K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination.
Foreign money is at issue in clash with Harvard
Colleges’ financial ties with foreign sources have long been a concern among Republicans, especially ties with China and other countries with adversarial relationships with the U.S. It became a priority during Trump’s first term and reemerged last week as the White House grasped for leverage in its escalating battle with Harvard University.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-orders-education-9fb7e1f707f0df93e3b28d4eff984d04
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