Hours before the deadline for states to certify that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have ended in public schools, a federal court halted the Trump administration’s requirement, siding with the National Education Association teachers’ union.
The U.S. District Court in New Hampshire granted the preliminary injunction on Thursday ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline that state education departments were given to provide signed statements affirming that their districts have canceled DEI practices such as diversity training, preferential hiring by race and gender, and classroom instruction promoting ideologies such as critical race theory.
The Department of Education told its state counterparts to review policies and practices across all school districts and certify compliance with Title VI, which prohibits agencies that receive federal money from discriminatory practices by race or national origin. The national teachers’ union, with guidance from the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit asking a court to overturn that action last month….