Staff Reports
The U.S. Department of Education is stepping up to the plate, delivering a home run in the battle against race-based decision-making in education. Under the guidance of the Trump administration, the department has clarified that relying on race in hiring, admissions, and scholarships is as unlawful as showing up to a gunfight with a rubber chicken. Institutions that continue to engage in these discriminatory practices can expect a swift kick to their funding.
Craig Trainor, the acting assistant secretary for civil rights, put the schools on notice, firmly stating that education entities must steer clear of race-based discrimination. This directive is meant to ensure that all decisions, from who gets an A in math class to who scores a coveted scholarship, are made without drawing a line based on skin color. To keep things crystal clear, Trainor reminded everyone that treating students differently based on race translates directly to violating federal law—plain and simple.
Department of Education just sent this letter to all 50 states telling them they have two weeks to remove DEI from all public schools or face loss of federal funding.
DEI is systemic racism and sexism. It will not be tolerated, especially in education.
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— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 15, 2025
The urgency of the matter could not be overstated; Trainor indicated that schools now have until the end of the month to start living up to these mandates. In a world where educators are all too eager to find loopholes and justify discriminatory practices under the so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” umbrella, this letter serves as a loud and clear wake-up call. The U.S. Department of Education is no longer going to tiptoe around the issue, ensuring all educators know that the use of race as a factor in any decision must cease.
Drifting back to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), Trainor affirms that the court’s decision not only invalidated racial preferences in college admissions but also casts a wide net over all aspects of state and federally funded educational institutions. It’s a blunt reminder that any favoritism based on race is now an open-door invitation for legal repercussions.
A voice in the conservative think-tank world, Adam Kissel from The Heritage Foundation, echoed these sentiments with excitement, proclaiming that the “DEI party in education is over.” With clarity coming from the top, any whisper of using race as a stealthy workaround will no longer fly under the radar. The legacy of affirmative action practices, comfortably nestled in past regulatory frameworks, is set to be dismantled. The message is clear: the time for political correctness in education is swiftly heading to the penalty box as schools adjust to this new era of accountability.
