Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Colleges

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them. It’s part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls “wokeness” and diversity efforts in education. Trump signed a series of executive actions Wednesday, targeting universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources. Another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.