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DOE issues letter addressing use of race-based practices in education

  • The Department of Education issued a letter urging schools to cease racial discrimination in all operations, stating that treating students differently based on race is illegal.
  • Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor reaffirmed that racial discrimination will no longer be tolerated.
  • The letter signals a shift in enforcement priorities regarding civil rights and is designed to communicate a different emphasis in enforcing these laws.
  • Experts like Robert Shibley express concerns that this letter may lead to confusion and overreach in how universities apply DEI principles.
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DOE issues letter addressing use of race-based practices in education

The U.S. Department of Education told public schools federal funding can be denied if race is used as a factor in educational or administrative decisions.

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Kansas ReflectorKansas Reflector

Last week’s letter from the Department of Ed will make Kansas classrooms twitch, then suffer

A letter from the US Department of Education notified all “American educational institutions” that if “an educational institution treats a person of one race differently than it treats another person because of that person’s race, the educational institution violates the law.” (Eric Thomas illustration/Kansas Reflector)During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was teaching a photojournalism class. Twenty undergraduates at the University of Kansas enrolled…

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Education Department orders schools to stop all racial discrimination

The department released a "Dear Colleague" letter directing educational institutions to stop all forms of racial discrimination across all operations.

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News OneNews One

Black Academic Institutions Are Under Direct Threat From the Department of Education

Department of Education sent a letter threatening to pull funding from any educational institution that uses race in aspects of student life.

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DePauw received Department of Education letter instructing U.S. schools to cease DEI efforts - The DePauw

On Feb. 14, the Department of Education sent a letter requiring every U.S. school and entity that received federal funding from the Department to cease Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and other forms of race-based decision-making. The notice reads: "Educational institutions have toxically indoctrinated students with the false premise that the United States is built upon “systemic and structural racism” and advanced discriminatory …

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Department of Education Policy to End Support for Race-Based Programs Raises Concerns for GU Students

The U.S. Department of Education gave educational institutions two weeks to end diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding, potentially impacting student life and funding on Georgetown University’s campus. In a Feb. 14 letter to all educational institutions, the department ordered schools to comply with the administration’s interpretations of federal law regarding race and end potentially “discriminatory” programming that involves race…

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News One broke the news in on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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