Summary
U.S. Education Department threatens to withhold Title I funds from K-12 schools if they continue DEI programs that it views as discriminatory.
The agency insists that civil rights laws prohibit using race as a factor in education, requiring state officials to certify compliance within 10 days.
The warning affects schools reliant on over $18.38 billion in Title I funding, impacting nearly 90% of U.S. districts and low-income communities.
Critics, including the American Federation of Teachers, call the move political bullying, while some leaders support stricter federal oversight for fund usage.
They should revolt and opt to lose funding. If every school does that it’s not tenable
Just want to point out my comment above in response to this. This isn’t a situation like the universities where they have billions in endowments that can make up for the loss of funding. Title I funding is about $5000 per student per year. Those schools don’t receive that money, those schools just close.
I’m not saying I like the situation. I’m just saying that what your suggesting is even less tenable to most communities.