DEI, Trump and Education Department

US Department of Education puts DEI employees on paid leave, slashes initiatives
The Education Department has begun dropping references to “harmful” DEI initiatives from its public-facing communication channels. Additionally, the department has placed employees
Trump's Education Department dismantles DEI measures, suspends staff
The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.
What Will Trump’s Orders for Federal Workers Do to the Education Department?
President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office, including some taking aim at career civil servants in the federal government.
Trump Department of Education scrubs DEI from website, workforce
The Trump administration’s Department of Education is working on eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from its website and workforce. The agency said Thursday that staff leading DEI initiatives have been placed on administrative leave,
Can President Trump get rid of the Department of Education?
The department has a $241 billion budget and more than 4,000 employees. “Let the state run education,” President Trump said at a rally on Sunday. Republican lawmakers fought t
Trump orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Thousands of federal DEI employees discovered they had been placed on paid administrative leave due to a new executive order from President Trump.
Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump crackdown
Several federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President ...
Trump puts higher education on notice for 'dangerous, demeaning, and immoral' DEI teachings
President Donald Trump is seeking to deter the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion in federally funded ...
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Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon’s Confirmation
Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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How This Teachers’ Union Is Gearing Up for Trump 2.0
National Education Association leader Becky Pringle says her union is preparing to fight for “our students, our public ...
Trump wants federal workers in the office. How many Alabama employees work from home?
President Donald Trump signed and executive order requiring federal workers back in the office 5 days a week. How many work ...
Conservative group reveals how Trump can clean house at Department of Education, lists top bureaucrats to fire
A conservative nonprofit, the American Accountability Foundation, released a "watch-list" of 10 top "left-wing" bureaucrats at the Department of Education.
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How Trump can improve American education
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is publishing a series of guest columns this week from some educators, education experts and a student asking them what President Donald Trump and his administration ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: WH posts photos of military planes used in deportations
White House posts photos of military aircraft being used in deportations. The White House this morning says that military ...