Scholars object to Trump executive order banning ‘equity ideology’ in school discipline

Trump Issues Executive Order to Remove ‘Equity’ from Government School Discipline Policies - Black Community News

The Obama administration in 2014 sent “guidance” letters to government school districts essentially warning them that if the keep suspending or expelling black students at higher rates than white students, they could face civil rights investigations and loss of federal funding. Thanks to the invidious doctrine of “disparate impact,” even if a policy is race-neutral …

Trump Pushes for Race-Neutral School Discipline Policies

The second Donald Trump administration continues to ferret out racial favoritism in education and the federal workforce, and there is plenty to be found. The administration is now turning to K-12 classrooms and already has a good model to use for its latest order to end race-based quotas in school discipline. On Wednesday, the White House issued an executive order on discipline, rejecting educators’ use of racial quotas when they mete out suspen…

Scholars object to Trump executive order banning ‘equity ideology’ in school discipline

Professor: ‘Black students aren’t misbehaving more,’ they’re just ‘being treated differently’ Scholars are not happy about another of President Trump’s executive orders, this one banning the consideration of race when it comes to school discipline. The officially named “Reinstating Common Sense Discipline Policies” EO singles out the “disparate-impact” framework upon which many current school… Source

Trump attacks a key strategy for California schools: Flagging racial disparities in discipline – Shasta Scout

Fremont High School students in Oakland Unified use restorative justice circles to welcome newcomers, get to know each other and build bridges between different cliques and ethnic groups. Credit: Tatiana Chaterji / Oakland Unified This story was originally published by EdSource on April 25, 2025, and is republished here with permission. You can sign up for their daily newsletter. The Trump administration has taken aim at a key assumption of fede…

Trump EO Envisions Classroom Revolution by Prioritizing Discipline - The Iowa Standard

By Sarah Holliday The Washington Stand Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate “commonsense school discipline policies.” School discipline policies should be “based on objective behavior,” the order reads, “not DEI.” ­The executive order addresses discriminatory policies and race-based disciplinary practices, originating in the Obama-Biden administrations, that prioritized racial outcomes over objective beha…