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Judge Blocks Trump DEI Cuts to Teacher-Training Funds
Judge Angel Kelley said the Education Department acted arbitrarily and violated federal procedure when it cut over 100 teacher-training grants.
- On Thursday, District Judge Angel Kelley vacated the Trump Administration's anti-DEI directive, blocking the Education Department from cutting around $600 million in teacher training funds. Kelley found the administration's move "arbitrary and capricious."
- Issued in February 2025, the directive required agency personnel to review grants to ensure federal dollars did not fund "discriminatory practices" including DEI. Kelley ruled the agency failed to define DEI or explain why the programs were discriminatory.
- Eight states challenged the abrupt slashing of over 100 grants from the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development programs. These initiatives were designed to address teacher shortages in rural and urban communities.
- Attorney General Rob Bonta praised the ruling on Sept. 18, stating "there is nothing more important that our students' educational future." CEO Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education called the order essential for the teacher workforce.
- Education Department Press Secretary Savannah Newhouse previously argued taxpayer dollars should support "meaningful student learning" rather than "divisive ideology." As of Sept. 21, the department has not indicated whether it will appeal Kelley's decision.
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Judge blocks Trump DEI cuts to teacher-training funds
(The Center Square) – A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting around $600 million in teacher-training funds, finding the Education Department’s effort to target programs tied to diversity, equity and inclusion was “arbitrary and capricious.”
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