Department of Education directs schools to end diversity programs, threatens to pull funding
The Department of Education (DoE) sent a letter last week directing federally-funded institutions no longer to consider race and diversity in admissions, hiring and scholarship decisions, among other things.
Trump wants to close the US Education Department. What does that mean for NJ schools?
NJ gets $1 billion in federal K-12 funding. 180,000 low-income NJ college students received $790 million in federal Pell Grants in 2022. Few doubted President Donald Trump's intention to act on his campaign promise to give states greater control over public schools,
Trump’s Department of Education gives schools 2 weeks to ditch DEI…or else
Public schools and universities in Massachusetts and across the U.S. have less than two weeks to scrub their curriculums and outside contracts of any diversity, equity and inclusion policies or
Education Department Ends $600 Million in Grants for DEI, Critical Race Theory Trainings
Conservatives dating back to President Ronald Reagan have pushed for dismantling the agency because of its bloat, its lack of results, and its role in promoting left-wing ideology nationwide.
Department of Education warns schools to cut DEI policies or lose funding
The letter includes a sweeping interpretation of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling and instructs schools, colleges and universities to eliminate any DEI policies within 14 days or face funding cuts.
What would dismantling the Department of Education mean for Southern California schools?
As President Donald Trump has threatened to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education, the potential ramifications have left education officials in Southern California concerned about funding. Trump,
Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk ...
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School diversity efforts could violate civil rights, Trump administration says
Diversity efforts in admissions, hiring, and student support could amount to illegal discrimination, the Education Department ...
Trump gives Ohio schools 14 days to cut 'race-based' practices or lose federal funding
In a "Dear Colleague" letter, the U.S. Department of Education said schools must stop considering race in all facets of ...
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Trump Admin. Warns Schools: End Race-Based Programs or Risk Losing Funds
A sweeping new letter from the Education Department says schools and universities should stop using race as a factor in programming.
Trump DOE instructs federally funded U.S. schools to end affirmative action policies
The U.S. Department of Education told educational institutions receiving federal funds Tuesday to end use of affirmative ...
Feds claim schools discriminate against whites and Asians
The Trump administration is warning educators from pre-school to grad school that they could lose federal funding if their ...
Wake school board member apologizes for 'mediocre white men' comment
Sam Hershey was criticizing opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion when he made a comment that people interpreted in ...
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs
The department’s Office for Civil Rights warned that it would penalize schools that consider race in scholarships, hiring and ...
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Military schools removed a book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg because of ‘equity ideology’
Military schools removed a book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg because her story includes 'equity ideology' that violates Trump's ...
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Two Penn schools scrub websites for diversity offices, initiatives
The changes — which come amid federal attacks on DEI — suggest Penn is backpedaling on some of the initiatives it has ...
San Diego school districts risk losing federal funding amid DEI program ultimatum
School districts across the U.S. are now facing an ultimatum from the Trump administration: dissolve programs that promote ...