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Department of Education's New DEI Portal Sparks Backlash: 'Snitch Line'
The department launched an "End DEI" portal, inviting the public to complain about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in K-12 schools.
Trump Education Department Opens Snitch Line Against Diversity
Donald Trump’s Department of Education has launched a new portal for Americans to rat out the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at their local public schools.
What Trump's Department of Education overhaul could mean
Larry Wexler is enjoying a hard-earned retirement, but if you ask him about his former life, he beams. “I had the greatest job in the world,” said Wexler, of Maryland. For more than three decades, the former public school teacher worked at the U.
US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
Trump’s plans to weaken education department could hurt higher education, experts warn
The education department primarily supports public education through financial aid programs, research funding and student loans.
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
'DEI needs to go': Education Department launches 'END DEI' website
The Department of Education launched a first-of-its-kind website, "EndDEI.Ed.Gov," hours before a deadline warning institutions to end illegal discrimination.
Trump wants to shut the Education Department. Is it sleight-of-hand?
The Education Department has long been a target of conservatives. Over many years, presidential candidates, think tank analysts and Republican lawmakers have called for its elimination. All that came to naught. Trump promised to shut it down during his campaign and has tasked Elon Musk, who leads the U.S. DOGE Service, to start cutting.
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.
Trump administration launches ‘End DEI’ portal at Education Department
Portal allows parents to give an email address, the name of the school, and "details of the concerning practices."
Eliminating the Department of Education Would Hurt Black Students
Eliminating the Department of Education could worsen racial inequities by cutting federal funding to poor schools.
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Trump Can't Shut Down the Department of Education, but Student Loan Borrowers Should Beware
The Department of Education was created by Congress in 1979 to track, manage and coordinate education programs and procedures ...
The danger of censoring DEI conversations in education
Staff Writer Clara Celedon argues that censoring DEI discourse stifles progress and open discussions must continue in ...