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NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders
The NAACP accuses the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of Black American students with its broad anti-DEI ...
Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: ...
Readers Write: Harvard funding freeze, state education budget, DEI in the military
Ninety-six percent of our student body of nearly 300 are scholars of color, 17% are English-language learners, and 68% meet ...
Arizona Department of Education threatens Tempe school district over DEI policy
Superintendent Tom Horne, acting on guidance from the Trump administration, said he would withhold funds from a district over ...
As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they're losing campus support systems
As U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to ...
Akron Public Schools board guts DEI, declines to pass replacement 'oversight' policy
The board's equity committee held several meetings to write a new policy free of DEI buzzwords, but the board declined to ...
NJ won't sign Trump letter affirming its schools don't use DEI programs
NJ is among 16 states that have declined to sign a letter to certify they are not using diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Trump’s DEI Crackdown Sparks Resistance at K-12 Schools
Several states are challenging the administration’s moves in court.
NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts
The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools ...
Report shows how schools are evading Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
Despite the orders, over 350 universities continue to carry out DEI mandates, and dozens have rebranded their offices to ...
Despite Trump's order, a surprising number of DEI programs remain 'active' at colleges and universities
Despite the Trump administration's orders for colleges and universities to dismantle their DEI programs, several have chosen simply to rebrand them, critics charge.