Department of Education
New York defies Trump administration’s order to dismantle DEI programs in public schools
New York state officials have firmly rejected a directive from the Trump administration to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools, despite threats that federal education funding could be cut off in retaliation. In a sharply worded letter dated Friday, Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner for the New York State…
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Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to approve cuts to teacher training funds in anti-DEI initiative
The Trump administration on Wednesday petitioned the Supreme Court to approve cuts totaling...
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U.S. Education Department slashes workforce in Trump’s push to dismantle agency
The U.S. Education Department is set to lay off over 1,300 employees as part of an initiative...
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Few schools publicly rush to comply as Trump’s DEI ban deadline nears
As the Donald Trump administration’s deadline for schools and colleges to eliminate diversity...
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Concerns grow over the future of race-based College student groups amid Trump’s crackdown on DEI
Concerns are mounting over the future of college student groups based on race and ethnicity as President Donald Trump escalates his crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a recent...
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U.S. universities given two-week ultimatum by Department of Education to end DEI programs or risk losing funding
Universities across the United States have been given a two-week deadline by the Department of Education to dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or risk losing federal funding....
