Trump Has Promised to Eliminate Funding to Schools that Don’t Nix DEI Work – but Half of the States Are Not Complying

Op-Ed: Trump Vows To Defund DEI-Friendly Schools—But Many States Aren't Playing Along

While other presidential administrations have issued ‘Dear Colleague’ letters to schools, the Trump administration is the first to treat the letter like a law that mandates action. iStock/Getty Images Plus It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if they promote what the department calls “pervas…

Immigration roundups! Tariffs! Bombing Iran! Dismantling DEI! Barrage from Trump leaves many tuning everything out. - The Boston Globe

In version 2.0 of the Donald Trump presidency, the headlines, impactful and significant, come fast and furious.

'Pervasive and repugnant': Half of the states are defying Trump over his signature policy

It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if they promote what the department calls “pervasive and repugnant” racial preferences.The letter, among other things, reversed previous presidents’ positions on how diversity, equity and inclusion influences schools’ disciplinary measures. It advised sch…

'Dear Colleague' Trump order completely ignored by half of US states

Hilary Lustick, UMass LowellDonald Trump's aggressive assault on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools resulted in a letter sent to all school that receive funding that began with "Dear Colleague," and then made open threats.But six months after it was delivered, almost half of U.S. ha...

The great DEI disappearing act: How Trump made diversity vanish from schools

References to diversity, equity and inclusion at K-12 school board meetings have declined sharply alongside Trump administration efforts to purge race-based programs from public education.

Trump has promised to eliminate funding to schools that don’t nix DEI work – but half of the states are not complying

While other presidential administrations have issued 'Dear Colleague' letters to schools, the Trump administration is the first to treat the letter like a law that mandates action. iStock/Getty Images Plus It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if they promote what the department calls “pervas…