President Donald Trump’s latest executive action will cut off federal funding to any learning institutions that mandate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions or hire contractors that engage in such practices.
According to the Jan. 21 order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” any schools that receive federal money, including funds for special education programs and low-income student populations in K-12 schools or federal student loan programs (Pell grants) in colleges and universities, will be issued guidance for complying with this mandate within 120 days. ---More...
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