DEI appears to be the reason the Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in school mental health grants created after the Uvalde mass shooting, according to multiple reports.
Education Department launches an investigation into an allegation that Chicago Public Schools' remedial program discriminates against students of other races.
Two school divisions—in Loudoun and Fairfax, the state’s largest school district—submitted alternative documents that they say signify the same commitment, flouting the certification form created by the U.S. Department of Education. Norfolk signed a modified certification form.
The Department of Education's request potentially violates required procedural steps, is unnecessarily redundant and appears designed to intimidate school districts by threatening to withhold critical education funding, says State Superintendent Jill Underly.
California education officials have signaled they could defy a Trump administration order intended to end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs — even as federal officials threaten to cut off billions of dollars per year in federal education funding.
Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders initially asked school districts to certify compliance with a federal directive targeting DEI programs but reversed course days later after public backlash. The state will now submit a single certification while reaffirming support for DEI in schools.
State officials say they are reviewing a new letter from the Trump administration threatening to pull federal education funding if all schools have not eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
As of this week, K12 school districts must certify their adherence to Title VI or risk a loss of federal assistance, according to the Department of Education.
S.B. 1 will set rules around classroom discussion, create post-tenure reviews, put diversity scholarships at risk, create a retrenchment provision that block unions from negotiating on tenure, shorten university board of trustees terms from nine years down to six years, and require students take an American history course, among other things.
