Public Education
UCLA’s blueprint to increase diversity and sidestep SCOTUS ruling could make it ‘prime target’ for Trump DOJ(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has laid the groundwork for schools to skirt the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that banned affirmative action… Read More
Culture
Walmart abandons ‘transgender’ products for kids, DEI policies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion – or DEI – policies, according to The Associated Press. Read More
Culture
Did NYT and Bloomberg bury research showing DEI’s true colors?(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two legacy media outlets refused to publish stories covering a study that said diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) education “increased hostility” and made people… Read More
DEI
University System of Georgia to ban DEI, commit to neutrality, teach Constitution(The Center Square) – The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has recommended a number of new and revised policies for its institutions, such as a commitment to… Read More
Government
Trump has the tools to purge DEI from every facet of government. Here’s how he might use them(Daily Caller News Foundation) – After four years of the Biden administration embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into nearly every aspect of government, the incoming administration has plenty… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Ed Dept. and Ed Board promote DEI and Critical Race Theory principles(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State Board of Education told the Legislature the principles of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are not used in schools, but in December 2023, KSBOE … Read More
DEI
DEI gone?: GOP lawmakers prep to clean house in federal government(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump’s win and his subsequent creation of a Department of Government Efficiency have galvanized lawmakers to pave the way for legislation to clean… Read More
Government
China, anti-DEI, Ukraine: What you need to know about Trump’s pick for National Security Advisor(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump’s choice of national security adviser is a combat veteran who has been a strong opponent of DEI in the military and… Read More
Government
Biden-Harris health department spent tens of millions annually on DEI(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spends tens of millions of dollars annually on diversity-related expenses, according to a new report from… Read More
Courts
Illinois scholarship program illegally excludes applicants based on race, lawsuit claimsIllinois’ scholarship for minority teachers violates the 14th amendment, according to a new lawsuit. The Pacific Legal Foundation and American Alliance for Equal Rights are suing Gov. J.B. Read More
Public Education
University’s $250M DEI spending spree reportedly created ‘culture of grievance’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Michigan (UM) has spent around $250 million on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since 2016, which have led to high… Read More
Public Education
US professor group defends DEI statements as ‘academic freedom’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) asserted that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) criteria such as diversity statements in hiring… Read More
Opinion
End Woke Higher Education Act is a big win for First Amendment(The Daily Signal) – Rarely does a piece of education legislation deserve a grade of A+. But the End Woke Higher Education Act, which has passed the U.S. House… Read More
Culture
Stanford marketing course requiring DEI statement to enroll(The Center Square) – Requiring students to make a DEI statement to qualify for a course is “inappropriate” and could cross the line of compelled speech, according to a… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit: Colorado teacher claims he was fired for identifying as a proud AmericanA teacher is suing after allegedly being fired for refusing to accept his district’s “anti-white and anti-American agenda.” Patrick Hogarty was an educator for nearly 20 years and… Read More
Opinion
‘Am I Racist?’ movie a hilarious, devastating bunker buster for DEI, white guilt industrial complexImagine holding a mirror up to someone and having them blame you for their reflection.That’s pretty much the experience of conservative pundit and filmmaker Matt Walsh, with his… Read More
Politics
Walz administration to hold racially segregated retreat for ‘BIPOC’ librarians(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Minnesota State Library Services, part of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s administration, plans to use public funds to pay for a retreat intended exclusively for… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school district spends $3K for ‘implicit bias’ training(The Daily Signal) – A school district in North Carolina spent more than $3,000 on two hours of training in “implicit bias” for its school board members last year,… Read More
Government
Arizona town outlaws DEI in favor of meritocracyAn Arizona town has prohibited affirmative action in its policies after one councilman compared Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ideology to “cancer.” Queen Creek, a suburb of Phoenix,… Read More
Culture
Despite billions in backing, studies show diversity trainings just aren’t working(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A wealth of research suggests that the billions of dollars corporate America, academia and government agencies have spent on diversity training have done little… Read More