Arizona Creates Committee to Discuss DEI Language in Schools

Arizona moves to comply with Trump anti-DEI order in public schools

Tom Horne on Jan. 13, 2025, in the Arizona House of Representatives. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0The Arizona Department of Education will have to develop its own definition of “diversity, equity and inclusion” as it moves to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, issued in January. Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne and his team at the Education Department say that complying with the…

Horne one step closer in crusade to eradicate diversity from schools

The Arizona Board of Education voted Monday to explore removing anything that's so-called "DEI" from state teaching standards.

AZ Ed Board to cut DEI language from teaching standards, curriculum

The Arizona State Board of Education approved revising teaching standards and curriculum to remove DEI language.

Arizona creates committee to discuss DEI language in schools

The Arizona State Board of Education voted to form a committee to remove or change diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language from classroom teaching standards. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says the move is needed to protect hundreds of millions in federal funding under a Trump executive order. Educators and advocates warn it’s “educational malpractice” that could erase students’ identities and support systems.

Arizona education officials approve revision to DEI policies

(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Board of Education on Monday approved removing diversity, equity and inclusion teaching standards to comply with a federal executive order and avoid the

Arizona State Board of Education moves to strip DEI language from teaching standards

The Arizona State Board of Education voted Monday in Phoenix to review the state’s teaching standards, potentially removing diversity, equity and inclusion language. Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne proposed the review to the board in October, saying noncompliance could hinder millions in federal education funding. Horne specifically cited teaching standards that include references to  teaching “equitably” and with a “responsiveness to the cultu…