Trump signs an order against “worry” in education, including one to eradicate efforts to ensure fairness in school punishment

President Donald Trump ordered acute scrutiny of American universities and accreditors who oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls them.From the heart“A diversity initiatives in education.

In a series of executive actions signed on Wednesday, Trump targets the university and sees him as the liberal enemy of his political agenda. One order called for the more difficult enforcement of federal laws requiring universities to disclose their economic relationships with foreign sources, while another called for the shaking of accredited bodies to determine whether universities can accept them. Federal financial aid awarded to students.

Trump has also ordered the education sector to take root in efforts to ensure the fairness of discipline in the country from kindergarten to high school. Previous guidance from the Democratic administration did not direct schoolsPunish disproportionatelyUnderrated minority, such as black and Native American students. The administration has said that stock efforts amount to racism.

Foreign funding is a problem in the conflict with Harvard

The university’s economic relationship with foreign sources has long been concern among Republicans. In particular, relations between China and other countries with hostile ties to the US became a priority during Trump’s first term, re-emerging last week as the White House grasped its leverage.The escalation of the battle with Harvard University.

The White House said it needs to take action as it routinely violates federal disclosure laws that have been enacted unevenly since it passed in the 1980s. The law, known as Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, requires universities to disclose foreign gifts and contracts worth more than $250,000.

Last week, the education department called for records from Harvard University on foreign financial relations over the past decade, accusing them of submitting “incomplete and inaccurate disclosures.” That’s what Trump administration is likeHarvard and SparringIt refuses to accept the university’s refusal to accept a list of requests for pro-Palestinian protests and its handling of diversity, equity and comprehensive efforts.

In the executive order, Trump calls on the education department and the Attorney General to step up enforcement of the law and take action against universities that violate them.Federal money.

The Trump administration intends to “end the secrets surrounding foreign funding in American educational institutions” and protects it from “foreign exploitation,” the order said.

It was praised by Republicans, including Rep. Tim Wahlberg of Michigan. He accused China of exploiting academic relations, stealing research and “instructing students.”

Certified person ordered to drop DEI

Another order aims to accredit the organizations that establish standards bodies that universities must meet in order to accept federal financial aid from students. Trump campaigned on the promise to overhaul the industry by saying he was “controlled by Marxist maniacs and madmen.”

Often overlooked as an obscure branch of university oversight, accreditors play an important role in shaping the university in many ways, with standards fully applied by the university governance committee to the classroom curriculum.

Trump’s executive order is an opening salvo that could be a long battle to rethink the accreditation industry. Among his priorities, the Chief is to strip the accreditor of the university’s DEI requirements. Some accreditors have already stopped or stopped implementing such standards in Trump.Dei’s crackdown.

Trump’s order requires the government to suspend or terminate accreditors discriminating in the name of the DEI. Instead, they ask accreditors to focus more on the outcomes of students at the university and program they oversee.

The president hopes to make it easier for new accreditors to compete with 19, which are currently permitted to work on behalf of the federal government. As it stands, new accreditors looking to be recognized by the government must undergo a painstaking process that traditionally takes years. Trump’s order said it was “transparent, efficient and not overly burdensome.”

“Instead of encouraging schools to adopt divisive ideology, accreditors should focus on helping schools improve graduation rates and graduate performance in the labour market,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

Don’t emphasize equity in school discipline

Trump also raised opposition to impartial efforts in his orders regarding school discipline. The dict order, signed Wednesday, calls for a return to “common sense school discipline,” allowing decisions to be based solely on students’ actions and actions, McMahon said.

Another executive order directs agencies and departments to no longer rely on “different influence theories.” With different impact criteria, policies and practices that disproportionately affect minorities and other protection groups can be challenged regardless of their intention.

In many schools across the country, black students areHighly likely to be punishedRemove them from the classroom, such as being stopped, expelled, or moved to an alternative school. Ten years ago, the difference between them wasReform MovementThe same calculations that were created were spurred.Black lives are a problem. The movement has elevated the concept of a “school-to-prison pipeline.” This increases the likelihood of being kicked out of school or being dropped out of school, which increases the likelihood of arrest and incarceration in a few years.

Federal guidelines for addressing racial disparities in school discipline came first from President Barack Obama’s 2014 administration. Federal officials urged and encouraged schools not to suspend, expel or refer students to law enforcement, except as a last resort.Restorative JusticePractices that did not drive students out of the classroom. These rules were rewinded by Trump’s first administration, but civil rights regulations at the federal and state level still require discipline data to be collected.

On Wednesday, Trump instructed McMahon to issue guidance on discipline for the new school within 60 days. The order also calls for reviews of nonprofit organizations that promote discipline policies rooted in equity and prevent them from receiving federal money.

Another order creates a federal task force focused on providing training in artificial intelligence to American students as early as kindergarten. It will help you develop new online learning resources.

Trump has also established the White House initiative to empower black universities and universities historically. Among other initiatives, it seeks to promote private sector partnerships with HBCU and school workforce preparation in industries such as technology and finance.

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