THE CENTER SQUARE—Though there has been talk of President Donald Trump abolishing the U.S. Department of Education through an executive order, for now, he’s chosen to act through existing means to refashion the department.
On Tuesday, the department notified schools that they have 14 days to end all admissions, scholarship, discipline, and employment practices that factor in race “preferences and stereotypes.” Schools that do not comply risk federal investigation and the loss of federal funding.
“For decades, schools have been operating on the pretext that selecting students for ‘diversity’ or similar euphemisms is not selecting them based on race,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor. “No longer. Students should be assessed according to merit, accomplishment, and character—not prejudged by the color of their skin.”
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