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Linda McMahon: “Colleges and universities seek accreditation so that their…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Published | Video Starts at 17:53

And we have to constantly be looking at what are their criteria and how are they looking at that criteria. Do they need to be updated? So it's a big job. Colleges and universities seek accreditation so that their students can go and get federal funding. et cetera. So it's an important process. Another topic Education Department's done a lot of work on this year is making sure that there's not foreign involvement in universities or even K through 12 education. (17:53–18:00)

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Asserts that accreditation is necessary for colleges and universities to enable students to receive federal funding.

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