Feds order schools to certify they're not discriminating based on race with DEI programs
"The use of certain DEI practices can violate federal law," the form states. Schools were told to sign it by April 14.
NYS Ed Dept. won’t sign Trump admin anti-DEI certification — risking federal funds
A letter from the U.S. Education Department gave state commissioners 10 days to sign and return the formal affirmation.
Trump Administration Dropped Policy Prohibiting Contractors From Having Segregated Facilities
The Trump administration has removed a longstanding directive from the civil rights era that explicitly prohibited federal ...
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New Department of Education Certification Requirement Regarding Title VI Compliance: What Districts Need to Know
On April 3, 2025, the United States Department of Education (DOE) announced its intention to require state education agencies (SEAs) and ...
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AAUP: Don’t Give Trump Student, Faculty Names, Nationalities
The American Association of University Professors is warning college and university lawyers not to provide the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights the names and nationalities of ...
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ED Issues New Illegal DEI Directive for States
Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new directive requiring every state education agency (SEA) to certify within ...
Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (E.D. Cal.)
A California federal court granted summary judgment to the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance on the claims of a Black employee that he wasn’t selected for positions within the ...
Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (S.D.N.Y.)
A New York federal court granted summary judgment to Mt. Sinai Business Health on the claims of a female administrative manager that she faced a hostile work environment due to her sex, and ...