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US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policy
The ruling found the Education Department gave no clear criteria for DEI cuts and ignored the impact on thousands of teachers.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley struck down a policy adopted early in President Donald Trump's administration requiring the Education Department to terminate more than $600 million in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- The Education Department announced the cancellations in February 2025, claiming grants funded "divisive ideologies," including DEI and social justice activism through the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development programs.
- Judge Kelley ruled the policy "arbitrary and capricious," noting it lacked discernible criteria for what programs were considered "DEI," with over 90% of grants canceled, including 40 awarded to universities and other institutions.
- Although the 6-3 conservative-majority Supreme Court previously allowed the administration to proceed with terminations, Kelley stated lawsuits seeking to recover lost money must now proceed in the Court of Federal Claims.
- Kelley wrote that the directive failed to consider how canceling grants would impact thousands of teachers and those in training pipelines, upending the careers of much-needed educators, though the Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policy
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump's administration that required the US Department of Education to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
·London, United Kingdom
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