Trump Education Tag

Slimmed-Down Education Dept. Will Focus On Fighting DEI Discrimination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2025 38 Comments

Under Trump's Executive Order the revamped DoEd will be fully aligned with our mission of fighting discrimination done in the name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion....

United Nations Free Speech Envoy Tells Harvard to ‘Fight Against Trump’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2025 7 Comments

“Coming to the university shouldn’t be a traumatic experience for exercising your rights”...

Johns Hopkins University Slashing More Than 2,000 Jobs Due to Trump Cuts at USAID

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2025 3 Comments

"It's the largest layoff in the university's history."...

Trump Admin Sends Letter to Columbia University Demanding Major Changes

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2025 21 Comments

"demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before it would discuss lifting the cancellation of $400 million in government grants and contracts"...

Multiple Colleges Impose Hiring Freezes Over Concerns About Federal Funding

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 11, 2025 1 Comment

"freezes come as some of the U.S.' top institutions of higher learning brace for what could be a loss of millions of dollars in grant funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health for research and studies"...

Trump Executive Order Restricts Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Public Service

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 09, 2025 1 Comment

“Instead of alleviating worker shortages in necessary occupations, the PSLF Program has misdirected tax dollars into activist organizations that not only fail to serve the public interest, but actually harm our national security and American values, sometimes through criminal means”...

State Department Revokes First Visa of Foreign Student Linked to Anti-Israel Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 07, 2025 9 Comments

"To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you"...

Education Department Offers Staffers $25,000 to Quit by Monday

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 03, 2025 19 Comments

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as Education Secretary. Trump said last mont he hopes she does such a great job that she puts herself out of a job....

VIDEO: Reports of the Death of DEI are Greatly Exaggerated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 23, 2025 3 Comments

Truly enormous, impactful things have been done. But nobody should think this is going away. This is going to be a years-long fight....

USDA Begins University of Maine ‘Compliance Review’ After Tense Exchange Between Gov and Trump

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 23, 2025 26 Comments

"USDA is committed to upholding the President’s executive order, meaning any institution that chooses to disregard it can count on losing future funding."...

Instructor at American U. Claims Trump’s Anti-DEI Policies Benefit ‘Straight White Christian Men’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2025 10 Comments

"This administration isn’t just shifting attention and funds towards its own priorities."...

Ed Blum Celebrates Victory Over Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2025 1 Comment

"in the new Trump administration, Blum’s zealous opposition to race-conscious programs has become a domineering force driving education policy"...

Department of Education Cancels Another $350 Million in Contracts and Grants

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2025 5 Comments

“Review of the contracts uncovered wasteful and ideologically driven spending not in the interest of students and taxpayers”...

U. North Carolina Removes DEI Course Requirements After Trump’s Executive Orders

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2025 3 Comments

“DEI requirements of the same substance, but identified by a different name, could further jeopardize federal funding”...

College Students Holding Surprisingly Small Number of Protests Over Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2025 6 Comments

"I don’t really know why that is, because, in my opinion, there should be more of an outcry. But from my perspective, I think people feel really disenfranchised and like there’s nothing we can do”...

DOGE Slashing More Than $100 Million in DEI Funding at Dept. of Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2025 4 Comments

"DEI was never about ‘equity’—it was about enforcing ideological conformity and institutionalizing discrimination."...

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Class Dismissed: Trump & Musk Target Department of Education

Posted by Ben Smith on February 08, 2025 10 Comments

Trump’s first weeks back in office make one thing clear—his mission to dismantle and overhaul the federal bureaucracy is well underway. His playbook is simple: grant the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to an agency, expose financial waste, and cut aggressively—eliminating excess spending and personnel,...

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