APS administration asking school board to gut DEI policies to comply with federal letter
The board passed a racial equity policy in 2021 to address disparities in education. A full repeal of the policy is on the board's Monday agenda.
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Education lawyer calls Trump’s order to remove DEI ‘regulation by intimidation’
Litigation may change President Donald Trump's February 28 deadline for all American schools to remove any reference of DEI.
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U of A set to require students take diversity, equity classes to graduate
A University of Arizona spokesperson said he doesn't know if the Trump orders targeting DEI will affect the curriculum change ...
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
CSU complies with Trump’s anti-DEI directives — and sees protests — as other Colorado schools weigh responses
Other Colorado universities and K-12 school districts say they are reviewing the new directives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
Connecticut law preserves Black, Latino studies course as Trump attacks DEI in schools
Amid President Donald Trump threats to defund school districts promoting diversity initiatives, CT officials believe a Black ...
Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
A federal judge found President Trump's executive orders on DEI likely carry constitutional violations, including against ...
Attack on DEI jolts education
Colleges and K-12 schools got a Valentine’s Day jolt when a U.S. Department of Education letter stated they had 14 days to end race-based policies and programs or risk loss of federal funding. The ...
Local educators respond to U.S. DOE letter
U.S. Department of Education guidance that threatens the loss of federal funding to schools and colleges that don’t end race-based programming could hurt student success, says a faculty leader at ...