NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

Jonathan Stempel - Reuters - 15/04
The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities.
  • Civil rights group challenges Trump's DEI policies
  • NAACP says White House policy threat 'deepens the harm'
  • Education Department not immediately available to comment
April 15 (Reuters) - The NAACP sued, opens new tab the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities.
In a complaint, opens new tab filed in Washington, D.C., the largest U.S. civil rights group faulted the Trump administration for targeting programs that offer "truthful, inclusive curricula," policies to give Black Americans equal access to selective education opportunities, and efforts to foster a sense of belonging and address racism.

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It also said the policies "advance a misinterpretation" of federal civil rights laws and Supreme Court precedent that undermine NAACP members' equal protection rights and protections from viewpoint discrimination under the U.S. Constitution.
The Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the federal lawsuit.
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