Executive Order 14279: Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education
| Signed | Apr 23, 2025 |
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| Published in the Federal Register | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Citation | 90 FR 17529 (FR Doc. 2025-07376) |
| Official text | Federal Register ↗ · PDF ↗ |
How the order opens
Section 1 of the order, in its own words (not our summary):
“A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more than $100 billion in Federal student loans and Pell Grants dispersed each year.”
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Source: Federal Register API (federalregister.gov). Updated Oct 14, 2026. All executive orders.