Desantis Wins Against 'woke' Accreditation In Push To Overhaul Higher Education

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., scored a triumph connected Friday erstwhile nan authorities of Florida's assemblage strategy approved a caller accreditor to overhaul higher education.

Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee formed nan Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six nationalist universities offering a caller legalization model. Florida's Board of Governors approved nan creation of nan Commission for Public Higher Education astatine their latest gathering connected July 11.

"The Commission for Public Higher Education is simply a consortium of six nationalist assemblage systems that are committed to streamlining legalization standards and prioritizing student outcomes. It will beryllium an legalization exemplary created by nationalist universities for nationalist colleges and universities," a spokesperson for nan committee told Fox News Digital.

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Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee formed nan Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six nationalist universities offering a caller legalization model. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo)

The Commission will create a "first-of-its-kind legalization exemplary for nationalist higher acquisition institutions that will connection high-quality, businesslike services prioritizing world excellence, student outcomes and achievement."

DeSantis said during a property convention astatine Florida Atlantic University that location was a request for "alternative accreditation."

"The accreditors are telling them they person to do these things," he said. "So, erstwhile we said, ‘No DEI,’ nan accreditors are telling these universities, ‘No, no, no, you’re not going to get accredited unless you do DEI.’ Who nan heck are they to opportunity what our universities person to do? They’re telling them they can't travel authorities law? Are you kidding me? Nobody elected them to make that judgement astatine all." 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scored a triumph connected Friday erstwhile nan state's assemblage strategy approved a caller accreditor to overhaul higher education. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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"What we’ve seen create is an legalization cartel and nan accreditors by-and-large are each singing from nan aforesaid expanse of music, and it's not what nan authorities of Florida wants to spot reflected successful its universities successful galore different respects," he continued.

A Department of Education spokesperson successful June directed Fox News Digital to President Donald Trump’s executive bid issued successful April that called for accountability and betterment to nan legalization process successful higher acquisition aft claiming that past accrediting bodies "abused their tremendous authority." 

The executive order cited accredited institutions offering "undergraduate and postgraduate programs pinch a antagonistic return connected investment" and compelling nan "adoption of discriminatory ideology, alternatively than connected student outcomes" successful bid to entree national aid.

A Department of Education spokesperson pointed to President Trump’s executive bid issued successful April that called for accountability and betterment to nan legalization process successful higher acquisition aft past accrediting bodies "abused their tremendous authority."  (Reuters)

DeSantis said nan members of nan caller accrediting assemblage person been moving pinch nan Department of Education to expedite nan process of acquiring support from nan national government.

"The Business Plan provides nan ngo and goals of CPHE and outlines nan upcoming activity for nan entity to person support arsenic a recognized organization accreditor from nan U.S. Department of Education," nan spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

The Department of Education did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

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