The New York State Department of Education announced it will fight the Trump administration to cut efforts to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to obtain funding measures for other federal classrooms.
this Trump administration As part of its Department of General Government Efficiency (DOGE), millions of dollars in DEI grants are being cut from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) to get rid of waste, fraud and abuse of the government.
“The New York Department of Education has always been accredited multiple times and it does and will comply with Chapter 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” New York Department of Education spokesman JP O’Hare told Fox News Digital in a statement.
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The Trump administration issued a notice Thursday requiring school systems across the country to comply with federal civil rights laws, including Chapter VI and the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on 2023 affirmative action issued. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Given that USDOE already has Nysed assurance, there will be no further certification,” O’Hare continued. “The board and state education department continue to work with schools in New York to increase equity, access and educational opportunities for all New York State students.”
Friday’s The New York Times “We understand that the current administration is trying to review what it considers diversity, equity and inclusion,” Daniel Morton-Bentley, deputy director of Legal Affairs of the New York Department of Education, said in a letter.
The letter continues: “But there is no federal or state law prohibiting DEI principles” The Times pointed to New York’s “resistance response”, which contrasts with how other states deal with the issue.
Trump administration issued a notice on Thursday According to Gothamists.
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The New York Department of Education announced that the state has and has complied with the law despite the Trump administration’s request, as federal education departments threatened to withdraw funds from universities. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The New York Department of Education announced that the state has and has complied with the law despite the Trump administration’s request, as federal education departments threatened to withdraw funds from universities.
Brown University has stopped more than $500 million in federal funding amid Trump administration’s response to Israeli protests on campus. The Trump administration also punished Columbia University for its response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus, limiting more than $400 million in funding.
The White House did not respond immediately Fox News Numbers.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News contributed to the report.
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