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When helping Black students becomes ‘illegal D.E.I.’ under Trump: Here’s why schools are under fire – The Times of India

Trump administration targets Black student success plans: How legal challenges are reshaping US education. (AI Image) School districts across the US, particularly those with programmes aimed at supporting Black students, are increasingly facing legal scrutiny under President Trump’s administration. Initiatives designed to hire more Black teachers, introduce more Black history classes, and address concepts such…

Harvard, Under Pressure, Revamps D.E.I. Office

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Harvard is revamping its diversity, equity and inclusion office in a move that seemed to accede to the Trump administration, even as the university has sued the administration and accused it of unlawfully interfering in the university’s affairs. An email to the Harvard community on Monday announced that the office had been renamed the Office…

19 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Its D.E.I. Demand in Schools

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A coalition of 19 states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its threat to withhold federal funding from states and districts with certain diversity programs in their public schools. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by the attorneys general in California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota and other Democratic-leaning states, who argue that the…

19 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Its D.E.I. Demand in Schools

alishpagda08@gmail.com4 months ago05 mins

A coalition of 19 states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its threat to withhold federal funding from states and districts with certain diversity programs in their public schools. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by the attorneys general in California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota and other Democratic-leaning states, who argue that the…

He’s a Foe of D.E.I. in Schools but Not a Fan of Trump’s Crusade

alishpagda08@gmail.com5 months ago010 mins

In 2008, Steven F. Wilson, who had been an adviser to the former Massachusetts governor, William Weld, on education policy, opened a charter school to educate children from low-income families, in central Brooklyn. Over the years that followed, his vision grew to a consortium of 15 schools, the Ascend Network, serving roughly 5,500 students, 84…

Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I.

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A federal judge in New Hampshire limited on Thursday the Trump administration’s ability to withhold federal funds from public schools that have certain diversity and equity initiatives. The judge, Landya B. McCafferty, said that the administration had not provided an adequately detailed definition of “diversity, equity and inclusion,” and that its policy threatened to restrict…

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order

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The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from the conciliatory approach of other institutions in recent weeks. Daniel Morton-Bentley, the deputy commissioner for legal affairs at the state…

How Might the Trump Administration Target D.E.I. in Public Schools?

alishpagda08@gmail.com5 months ago010 mins

What counts as a D.E.I. program in a school? And how do such programs differ from simply learning and talking about race and identity? Those questions have been central to local education debates over the past five years. Now, they are most likely to become even more pressing, after the Trump administration notified all 50…

University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program

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The University of Michigan will eliminate its central diversity, equity and inclusion program, the school announced on Thursday, seeking to overhaul an ambitious and expensive initiative that it had long cast as a model for American higher education. Michigan — one of the most prestigious public universities in the country — had for years steadily…

Paramount Pulls Back on D.E.I. Policies

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Paramount, the parent company of BET, MTV and the Paramount film studio, said on Wednesday that it was rethinking its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion amid a broader backlash toward D.E.I. policies driven by the Trump administration. In a note to employees obtained by The New York Times, Paramount’s co-chief executives said they were…