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NC schools lose tens of millions in teacher grants after Trump administration DEI cuts
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Teachers may lose their jobs and not get bonuses due to the grants being abruptly cut by the Department of Education.
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Who is Charlie Kirk? Conservative firebrand coming to these Florida universities
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, is bringing his speaking tour to Florida universities. Here's where.
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Prince William community split on schools transgender student policy
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)Prince William community members clashed at Wednesday night's School Board meeting over questions surrounding the school division's policy on the treatment of transgender and gender nonconforming students.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Why is Elon Musk praising an Arizona councilmember for attacking Tom Hanks on X?
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)Jeannette Garcia, the Avondale Council's MAGA supporter, made baseless claims against actor Tom Hanks. Now she said she's received threatening emails.
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Connecticut schools have less than two weeks to cut DEI programs. Will they?
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)The federal government gave schools two weeks to scrap DEI programs or lose federal funding.
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Minnesota schools weigh DEI demands from Trump administration
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via FOX59 News (Minnesota)From preschools to universities, Minnesota schools are caught in a classroom conundrum over diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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NJ school districts at a loss: Feds say drop diversity efforts, but NJ requires them
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via North Jersey Media Group (New Jersey)A letter from the Trump administration told schools to end diversity programs or lose funding. NJ requires schools to include diversity in curriculum.
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Trump gives schools deadline to end DEI or risk losing federal money
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president's fight against
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Wake school board approves sending letter asking to keep U.S. Department of Education open
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via WRAL (North Carolina)The Wake County school board approved a letter to Congress asking them to support the department and provide schools with more resources. President Donald Trump wants to dissolve the department, but…
Racism, School Board – General
Department of Education warns public schools to ditch DEI programs or lose funding
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Mercury News (California)California schools received about $8 billion in federal funding for K-12 education and about $7 billion in federal funding for higher education in 2024.
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Horne praises federal government for opposition to DEI programs
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via KVOA (Arizona)TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Arizona State Schools Chief, Tom Horne, is praising the federal government for opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Racism, Social Emotional Learning
Tribal priorities face setbacks as key education, child welfare bills are tabled
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via Missoulian (Montana)As a minority within the minority, the American Indian Caucus has to pick and choose its legislative battles wisely.
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VMI faces decision on renewing superintendent’s contract – and for how long
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)Former Gov. Doug Wilder and House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, are voicing concern that the board of visitors might not extend Gen. Cedric Wins' tenure for more than a year,
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Trump gives Ohio schools 14 days to cut ‘race-based’ practices or lose federal funding
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)In a "Dear Colleague" letter, the U.S. Department of Education said schools must stop considering race in all facets of campus life.
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Former AFT-WV leader: Education in state and nation ‘concerning’ right now
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Dominion Post (West Virginia)For the first time in decades, Fred Albert won't be part of the West Virginia Legislative session in an elected capacity. That doesn't mean, though, that the […]
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Linn County Attorney pushing lawmakers to make ‘doxxing’ easier to prosecute in Iowa
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)A form of cyberbullying, doxxing involves posting private or personal identifiable information online about another person — such as a home address, phone number, Social Security number or other identifiers — for the purposes of harassing, intimidating, embarrassing or otherwise harming the person.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Oregon)The Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president's fight against 'wokeness' and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply.
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Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or lose federal money
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via KVAL (Oregon)The Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money.
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Feds: Schools, colleges must nix programs that consider race — or face loss of funding
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via WRAL (North Carolina)By WRAL staff and CNN reportsThe Department of Education sent a 'Dear Colleague' letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of…
Racism, School Board – General