Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution ...
U.S. Education department: DEI is a civil rights violation
The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration says that race-based decisions in education – including ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education6d
In Sweeping Letter, Ed. Dept. Says SCOTUS Ruling Applies to All Race-Conscious Programs
The letter’s expansive interpretation of the court’s 2023 admissions decision warns colleges that race-related policies and ...
Inside Higher Ed1dOpinion
A Dear Colleague Letter in Defense of DEI
Shaun Harper identifies 11 specific actions higher ed institutions can take to uphold their commitment to diversity, equity ...
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 ...
JD Supra2d
U.S. Department of Education To Step Up Scrutiny of Any Educational Institution’s Programs Deemed “DEI”
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to “clarify ...
The Chicago Maroon5d
Department of Education Claims DEI Programs Violate the Civil Rights Act
The Department of Education informed educational institutions in a letter Friday that they must end diversity, equity, and ...
JD Supra2d
Trump on Education: DOE Targets DEI, Threatens Federal Funding
On February 14, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Education (DOE) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter threatening ...
Boston Herald5d
Trump’s Department of Education gives schools 2 weeks to ditch DEI…or else
According to a “Dear Colleagues” letter sent by the Department of Education’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Craig Trainor and delivered to the leading education officials in ...
The Christian Post on MSN3d
Trump Education Dept. slashes over $600M in grants for 'divisive' race-based teacher trainings
The U S Department of Education terminated over 600 million in grants that the agency said were hyper-fixated on race and ...
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Department of Education warns schools to drop DEI policies or risk federal funding
The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter Friday giving schools a Feb. 28 deadline to ensure they comply with federal ...
The Harvard Crimson5d
Department of Education Takes Aim at All Race-Conscious Higher Ed Practices
The department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights ... According to the letter, educational institutions cannot consider race in decisions about “admissions, hiring, promotion ...