Programs for Students with Hearing, Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push

Programs for students with hearing, vision loss harmed by Trump’s anti-diversity push

Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.

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Photo: AFP The Trump administration has canceled nearly two dozen federal projects aimed at addressing environmental and health issues in predominantly Black communities across the South. According to the Washington Post, at least 22 efforts across federal agencies, including the EPA, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, and Department of Agriculture, to fix problems like raw sewage leaks, toxic pollution, and chronic flooding affe…

Programs for students with hearing and vision loss harmed by Donald Trump’s anti-diversity push

This story was originally published by ProPublica. The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states aimed at supporting students who have both hearing and vision loss, a move that could affect some of the country’s most vulnerable students. The programs are considered vital in those states but represent only a little over $1 million a year in federal money. Nonetheless, they got caught in the Trump administration’…

Programs for students with hearing and vision loss harmed by Trump’s anti-diversity push

Reading Time: 5 minutes This story was originally published by ProPublica. The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states aimed at supporting students who have both hearing and vision loss, a move that could affect some of the country’s most vulnerable students. The programs are considered vital in those states but represent only a little over $1 million a year in federal money. Nonetheless, they got caught in t…