The Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter on #DEI threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that don't abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs. A legal analysis finds the letter misinterprets law and tramples on free speech:
https://theconversation.com/anti-dei-guidance-from-trump-administration-misinterprets-the-law-and-guts-educators-free-speech-rights-250574
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https://theconversation.com/anti-dei-guidance-from-trump-administration-misinterprets-the-law-and-guts-educators-free-speech-rights-250574
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Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights
A letter from the Trump administration warns educational institutions that they’ll lose federal funding if they don’t abandon so-called DEI programs. That could change education in the US.The Conversation