Public Education
‘Absolute garbage’: Critics ridicule massive bill signed by Walz that boosts ‘race-based’ teacher training(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Gov. Tim Walz signed off on a sprawling budget bill containing programs aiming to increase the number of “diverse” teachers in schools. Yet experts… Read More
Public Education
Kentucky latest university to slash DEI office(The Center Square) – Fall classes begin next week at the University of Kentucky, and as students make their way back to the state’s flagship institution in Lexington, they’ll… Read More
2024 election
Republican lawmaker doubles down on DEI comments about Harris(The Center Square) – A Republican lawmaker said Wednesday he regretted saying Vice President Kamala Harris was a diversity, equity and inclusion hire, but said it was the “truth”… Read More
DEI
University study: ‘vast DEI bureaucracy’ negatively impacting U.S. Armed Forces(The Center Square) – A new Arizona State University study suggests that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the United States military are ineffective. The study done by… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s largest faculty department ditches DEI mandate for applicants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced Monday to staff that it was changing its hiring requirements to no longer include a diversity,… Read More
DEI
Lawmakers press investigation into DEI agenda at the Pentagon(The Center Square) – A coalition of lawmakers is pushing forward the ongoing investigation into just how much taxpayer money Pentagon officials are taking away from national defense and… Read More
Public Education
MIT first elite school to ban mandatory diversity statements for faculty applicantsThe decision by officials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to end the use of mandatory diversity statements in faculty hiring is the first of its kind by… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didn’t have enough people working in diversity,… Read More
Public Education
More universities are finding key loophole to skirt state diversity, equity and inclusion bans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Universities are turning to rebranding to preserve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs despite laws barring them, according to The New York Times. Read More
DEI
US House bill seeks to eliminate DEI in medical schools(The Heartlander) — A new bill proposed by two U.S. representatives who are also physicians would eliminate federal funding for medical schools that implement diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)… Read More
Labor
AGs warn Department of Labor about race-based apprenticeships(The Center Square) – A group of 24 state attorneys general have written a letter to the Department of Labor saying its proposed rule promoting diversity, equity and inclusion… Read More
Public Education
Baltimore teacher recruitment program discriminates on the basis of race and sex, critics sayA parent group is crying foul after Baltimore County Public Schools announced a teacher hiring initiative designed only for racial minorities and women in STEM. The Baltimore local… Read More
Opinion
Biden’s ministry of diversity comes for the internet(The Daily Signal) – The Federal Communications Commission has adopted “woke” new rules to control internet services that will increase consumer costs, slow investment in new technologies, and… Read More
DEI
Republicans blast National Archives’ taxpayer-funded equity policies, trainings(The Center Square) – The federal archive agency that helped spark former President Donald Trump’s first federal indictment has come under fire from Republicans after reporting showed the agency… Read More
DEI
National Archives agency embraces DEI, federal equity trainings at taxpayer expense(The Center Square) – A closer look at the federal agency that sparked former President Donald Trump’s first federal indictment shows that it has embraced far-left diversity, equity and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona public universities ditch diversity statements on job applications(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Arizona Board of Regents (ABR) announced Tuesday that it would no longer use diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements in job applications, according… Read More
DEI
Biden’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff led DEI efforts at Air Force(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to Chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff helped spearhead the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion movement at the Air Force and now… Read More
DEI
Air Force embraces DEI as recruitment falters(The Center Square) – The U.S. Air Force has become increasingly focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, and critics say it is hurting recruitment.Chief of Staff of… Read More
Education, Kansas
Olathe parent taken aback by school board member Julie Steele, who suggests those critical of DEI leave Kansas(The Sentinel) — Olathe school board member Julie Steele answered a critic of the district’s progressive policies including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by recommending… Read More
Opinion
Med school and association all in on DEI with ‘socially accountable admissions’(Do No Harm) – The University of California, Davis medical school gets top marks from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for its commitment… Read More