Education Department Advances Efforts to Reshape Federal Grants and Accreditation Policies

The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward with proposals to revise federal rules governing financial assistance and higher education accreditation. This includes reviewing public comments on grantmaking proposals and actions taken by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) regarding accreditors. NACIQI recently recommended suspending federal recognition of the American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation, citing concerns about antisemitism.