The Trump administration's Education Department has announced plans to withhold federal Title I funds from public schools that implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs perceived as favoring one race over another. Schools are required to sign a certification letter ensuring compliance with this directive within ten days. The Education Department has previously focused on various issues like student privacy and the end of planned COVID relief. Although the administration's definitions of civil rights violations remain vague, emphasis has been placed on avoiding race-based practices in academics and school employment settings.
The Trump administration's Education Department has threatened to withhold Title I funding from schools that do not comply with their interpretation of civil rights laws regarding diversity programs.
Schools must certify compliance with the Education Department's directive, which asserts that using Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives to benefit one race over another is impermissible.
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