The U.S. Department of Education issued a request for information to solicit public comment on rewriting the accreditation handbook as part of the Trump administration’s push to “reform and strengthen” accreditation. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education David Barker said the goal is to reduce what the department described as “unduly burdensome and bureaucratic requirements” and increase transparency and efficiency across accreditors. The RFI asks stakeholders to identify policies that encourage innovation, suggest ways to reduce administrative burden, and recommend standards to evaluate quality, including possible measures for intellectual diversity. The department plans to draft new rules for accreditors next year and will use comments to shape regulatory proposals. Higher‑education leaders and accreditors will watch the process closely: changes to the handbook could alter how institutions demonstrate quality for federal financial aid, affect institutional oversight, and shift incentives for program design and costs.