Overview

• President Trump signed executive orders barring accreditors from using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) standards as a condition for college and university accreditation.
• The orders direct the Education and Justice Departments to enforce stricter foreign funding disclosure rules, with violators facing potential suspension of federal funds.
• Equity-based school discipline policies have been rescinded, shifting focus to behavior-only frameworks and prohibiting 'disparate impact' legal standards.
• A federal task force has been established to integrate artificial intelligence training into K-12 education, starting as early as kindergarten.
• The administration calls for expanded private-sector partnerships to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), particularly in tech and finance sectors.