NY State Education Department won’t sign Trump administration's anti-DEI certification — risking federal funds
The State Education Department announced Friday it will not sign a certification against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI ...
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Trump gave states 10 days to sign an anti-DEI policy. NY Education Department is refusing.
In a Friday letter to the U.S. Education Department, New York officials said they will not certify that the state is eliminating DEI in schools, despite threats to pull federal funding.
Feds order schools to certify they're not discriminating based on race with DEI programs
"The use of certain DEI practices can violate federal law," the form states. Schools were told to sign it by April 14.