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What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?

Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights’ anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.

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Linda McMahon Confirmed as Education Secretary

The billionaire donor and co-chair of Trump’s transition team was sworn in Monday evening.

ED Shares More Details About DEI Guidance

The Education Department offered more insight Friday into its sweeping guidance that essentially declared all race-based programming illegal, releasing a...

Wisconsin Court Shuts Down Grants for Minority Students

A Wisconsin state appeals court ruled last week that a state grant program for minority students was unlawful and ordered...

Freeze on Income-Driven Repayment Applications Will Last at Least 3 Months

Student loan borrowers won’t be able to apply for income-driven repayment plans for at least three months, The Washington Post...
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Researchers in ‘Limbo’ as Trump Battles Courts

Despite court orders blocking Trump’s federal funding freeze, bans on DEI and other executive mandates, academic researchers are still in the dark on what all of it could mean for their careers and the pace of scientific discovery.

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Wary Colleges Scramble to Meet DEI Deadline

The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration will go to enforce it.

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An Open Letter to the NEH

New funding conditions imposed to comply with Trump’s executive orders undercut the national humanities agency’s very mission, Jonathan P. Eburne writes.