Trump administration threatens punishment for schools that use race in educational decisions
A memo from the Education Department pushes bogus claims of discrimination against white people and says schools that mention race in virtually any aspect of education could lose federal funding.
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Echoing right-wing media, Trump education nominee Linda McMahon casts doubt on legality of Black history courses
Senate confirmation hearing, Trump nominee for education secretary Linda McMahon cast doubt on the future of Black history courses in American public schools, saying she’s "not quite certain" if Black ...
Trump’s Education secretary pick declines to say if Black history courses violate anti-DEI order
Linda McMahon was also pressed on observances for Black History Month and whether she would support more funding for HBCUs ...
NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund calls on Congress to reject McMahon for Education Department
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is pressing its call for the Senate to reject Linda McMahon to lead the Department of ...
McMahon, Trump’s pick for schools chief, says local control has its limits
Democrats pressed the nominee on Trump’s plan to close the agency, spending cuts and the fate of Black history classes during ...
DOGE ‘implants’? RFK Jr. in charge of special ed? What you missed at Linda McMahon’s Senate confirmation hearing
In a 2.5-hour long Senate hearing peppered by outbursts from anti-Trump protesters, McMahon, who led the Small Business ...