Stefanik Bill Targets College ‘Woke Accreditation Elites’
- Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced the "Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act" to stop accreditors from imposing diversity quotas on colleges, promoting free speech and academic freedom.
- The legislation requires accreditors to prioritize commitments to free expression and academic independence, rather than race or sex-based quotas.
- Supporters, including Rep. Addison McDowell, argue that the bill will restore merit-based education and shield faith-based institutions from conflicting mandates.
- Trump's executive order criticized accreditors for enforcing diversity standards, labeling them as 'unlawfully discriminatory practices' that prioritize ideology over merit.
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Stefanik Bill Targets College ‘Woke Accreditation Elites’
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is pushing new legislation to block accreditors from imposing diversity quotas on colleges, framing the measure as a defense of free speech, academic freedom, and President Donald Trump’s executive order on higher education, Breitbart reported. The House Republican Conference chair introduced the “Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act” on Wednesday, a bill designed to prevent accrediting bodies from pressuri…
Stefanik Bill Targets College 'Woke Accreditation Elites'
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is pushing new legislation to block accreditors from imposing diversity quotas on colleges, framing the measure as a defense of free speech, academic freedom, and President Donald Trump's executive order on higher education, Breitbart...
Exclusive: Elise Stefanik Introduces Bill that Targets 'Woke Accreditation Elites'
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has introduced a bill to prohibit accreditors from compelling institutions to adopt race- or sex-based quotas. The post Exclusive: Elise Stefanik Introduces Bill that Targets ‘Woke Accreditation Elites,’ Would Codify Trump Executive Order appeared first on Breitbart.
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