DEI, Trump and Education Department

Trump's Education Department dismantles DEI measures, suspends staff
The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.
Can President Trump get rid of the Department of Education?
The department has a $241 billion budget and more than 4,000 employees. “Let the state run education,” President Trump said at a rally on Sunday. Republican lawmakers fought t
US Department of Education puts DEI employees on paid leave, slashes initiatives
The Education Department has begun dropping references to “harmful” DEI initiatives from its public-facing communication channels. Additionally, the department has placed employees
Department of Education rolls back DEI initiatives
The U.S. Department of Education took initial steps to carry out President Trump's anti-DEI executive order Thursday, putting employees on paid administrative leave and tossing out resources. The big picture: The move comes after Trump instated a sweeping executive order revoking decades of federal diversity and affirmative action practices and gutting mechanisms historically used to root out discrimination and guarantee equal opportunity.
How the Education Department Could Change Under Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to several government departments, and the Department of Education (DOE) could be the site of some of the most radical changes to come. Established as a Cabinet-level federal agency in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter,
Trump’s Education Department sacks ‘book ban coordinator,’ tosses complaints over removal of ‘sexually explicit’ material
The 11 complaints from local school districts alleged that the deshelving of materials created a “hostile environment for ...
Trump Department of Education dismisses 'meritless' book ban complaints
Several "book ban" complaints issued during the Biden administration have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Education, ...
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What Will Trump’s Orders for Federal Workers Do to the Education Department?
President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in ...
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Warning Over Donald Trump's 'Catastrophic' Plans To Cut School Funds
Schools in red states could be among the hardest hit if the president-elect drastically pulls federal funding to public ...
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What does the new Trump administration mean for schools in Buffalo?
Is diverse Buffalo Schools prepared for Donald Trump's anticipated immigration crackdown? Might a poor city like Buffalo be ...
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President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s ‘Book Ban Hoax’
Image by ElasticComputeFarm from Pixabay January 26, 2025 - President Trump's Department of Education’s Office for Civil ...
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Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon’s Confirmation
Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Trump puts higher education on notice for 'dangerous, demeaning, and immoral' DEI teachings
President Donald Trump is seeking to deter the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion in federally funded ...
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The future of the US Department of Education: 8 tips for journalists covering the agency under Trump’s second term
We offer eight tips to help you interrogate and contextualize President Trump's plan to close the U.S. Department of Education.