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With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order
2025-05-16 22:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Students walk to their buses at the end of the school day in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are among the states pushing back on the U.S. Education Department's DEI directive. Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACA via Reuters hide caption toggle caption Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Every year, in order to receive federal money, state and local school leaders promise the U.S. Department of Education they will continue following federal rules, including civil rights laws. It's standard practice. So when the department sent a memo on April 3 asking school leaders to, once again, certify they would follow civil rights laws, or risk losing federal funds, it left many scratching their heads. Hadn't they already done that this school year? Education Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding "The confusion is this has never happened before. We already don't allow discrimination," says David Law...
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