Education — Trump Budget Proposal Targets Per-Student State Funding and Department of Education Accreditation Authority

Education · 2026-04-13

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The most consequential development for higher education leaders today is the convergence of two fiscal and regulatory pressures emerging from the latest Trump budget proposal: declining per-student state funding and a potential overhaul of the Department of Education's role in accreditation. These are not abstract policy debates — they strike at the financial foundation and…