Reykdal to Trump admin threat to pulling federal funding for schools over DEI programs, ‘We are not going backward’

OLYMPIA—Washington State’s top Education Superintendent advises school districts throughout the state to not make any changes to existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in response to a “Dear Colleague Letter” sent by the United States Department of Education on February 14 warning all education agencies and institutions throughout the country, to end what it called “insidious” […]
Schools must end DEI policies by Feb 28 or lose federal funding, says US Dept of Education

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States Department of Education on February 14 sent an ultimatum to all education agencies and institutions throughout the country, end what it called “insidious” DEI policies within 14 days or “face potential loss of federal funding.” In the letter penned by Craig Trainor, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the United […]