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Committee approves bill limiting accreditors' use of ideological criteria in reviews
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2,516, the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, which would prohibit accreditors from using certain ideological standards and clarify protections for religious institutions; the measure was reported to the House, 21–15.
Representative Burgess Owens introduced H.R. 2,516 as the Accreditation for College Excellence Act, arguing accreditors have used diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) criteria in ways he called ideological and that accreditors should focus on ‘‘producing workforce ready graduates’’ instead.
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