19 states sue Education Department over anti-DEI

Democratic attorneys general from 19 states are pushing back on the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to pull education funding from states and school districts that don’t abandon diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court of the District of Massachusetts, the attorneys general contend that the Education Department is placing “onerous” and “excruciatingly difficult” demands on states with an April directive that requires states and school districts to certify their understanding that using DEI programs to the advantage of one person’s race over another violates Title VI.

The attorneys general argue in the lawsuit that the Education Department is imperiling nearly $14 billion in funding with a “vague, confusing, and incorrect interpretation” of the statute that doesn’t define the DEI categories it seeks to eliminate and claims are illegally discriminatory ...

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