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Gov. DeSantis Unveils Multistate Higher Ed Accreditor to Challenge ‘Cartel’ System
- On June 25, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the launch of the Commission for Public Higher Education, backed by six state university systems.
- Building on 2022 Florida legislation, months of coordination among Southern states aimed to replace SACSCOC after frustrations with its accreditation practices.
- Rodrigues called America's accreditation 'flawed,' citing over 35% of colleges failing to graduate half their students, as DeSantis vows to 'upend' the monopoly.
- Pending U.S. Department of Education approval, the new accreditor must operate for a period, with support from the Trump administration.
- DeSantis predicts that other Southeastern states will join the CPHE, aiming to establish an outcome-focused, alternative accreditation model that reduces bias.
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The Texas A&M University System Joins Effort to Establish First-in-Kind Accreditor
Six Public University Systems Establish The Commission for Public Higher Education Boca Raton, FL (June 26, 2025) – Today, the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public university systems, was unveiled. This Commission will create a first-of-its-kind accreditation model for public higher education institutions that will offer high-quality, efficient services prioritizing academic excellence, student outcomes and achievem…
USC joins DeSantis' push to create new university accreditor to ‘upend’ ‘woke accreditation cartels’ • SC Daily Gazette
Scenes from The University of South Carolina's Horseshoe in Columbia, S.C. in October of 2024. (Photo by Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)In conjunction with other southern states, Florida is developing a new university accrediting commission in response to existing agencies the governor says require schools to “bend the knee” to get accredited. During a Thursday news conference at Florida Atlantic University in Boca…
Southern states join forces to break free from 'woke accreditation cartels'
Southern states banded together Thursday to establish their own accrediting body in higher education in order to "upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels," according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee formed the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public universities offering a new accreditation model.The Commission will create a "first-of-its-…
Universities creating new accreditation agency in some Republican states
Six major universities in Republican-led states will create a new agency to set quality standards for their schools. The Commission for Public Higher Education will be able to accredit schools, ensuring the schools meet certain established standards. Commission for Public Higher Education Led by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the University System of Florida, the commission includes the University System of Georgia, University of Tenne…
DeSantis unveils new university accreditation apparatus, current one 'beholden to woke ideology'
The new system will offer a new accreditation model focused on student outcomes, process efficiency, and the pursuit of excellence for public postsecondary education.
Tallahassee Reports
News Service of FloridaStates Plan University Accreditation Revamp
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body, Gov. Ron DeSantis and officials from the other states announced Thursday. The Commission for Public Higher Education, which will need federal approval, would be an alternative to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, a longtime accre…
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