US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policy
Kelley said the Education Department gave no clear criteria for DEI and ignored reliance interests affecting thousands of teachers.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley struck down a policy adopted early in President Donald Trump's administration requiring the Education Department to terminate more than $600 million in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- The Education Department announced the cancellations in February 2025, claiming grants funded "divisive ideologies," including DEI and social justice activism through the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development programs.
- Judge Kelley ruled the policy "arbitrary and capricious," noting it lacked discernible criteria for what programs were considered "DEI," with over 90% of grants canceled, including 40 awarded to universities and other institutions.
- Although the 6-3 conservative-majority Supreme Court previously allowed the administration to proceed with terminations, Kelley stated lawsuits seeking to recover lost money must now proceed in the Court of Federal Claims.
- Kelley wrote that the directive failed to consider how canceling grants would impact thousands of teachers and those in training pipelines, upending the careers of much-needed educators, though the Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Judge Boots Education Dept’s “Anti-DEI” Grant Policy
The Hill reports: A federal judge ruled today the Education Department cannot cut money to teacher training programs the Trump administration argues are focused on “divisive ideologies.” In February 2025, the department moved to slash around $600 million in grants it didn’t like under the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs. District … The post Judge Boots Education Dept’s “Anti-DEI” Grant Pol…
Judge strikes down Trump policy that cut millions in teacher-training money - WXXV News 25
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts wrote in her order that the Education Department’s directive violated federal law and was arbitrary and capricious. In February 2025, the Education Department cut about $600...
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