This is a strange about-face for the Trump administration, which spent most of its first year in power targeting DEI programs in education.
The new rule allows the Department of Education to deny loan forgiveness to public workers if it believes their employers engaged in illegal activity.
The Education Department has made several moves targeting DEI initiatives and programs helping Black students during Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s tenure.
The Education Department is also under scrutiny for dismissing an alarming number of civil rights cases over the last several months.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave herself high marks when asked to assess her freshman year in office.
The U.S. Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation of the Cedar Rapid, Iowa school district.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calls for changes to Obama-era guidelines on campus sexual assault cases. The Trump administration believes the Obama rules diminished the rights of the accused.
A Trump campaign staffer who shared racist posts online joins the Education Department. Her name appears in a department email.
The Education Department accesses civil rights gains under President Obama. Activists are preparing for rollbacks under Trump's administration.