{"id":2386661,"date":"2025-01-05T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T21:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-spent-millions-on-dei-grants-for-k-12-schools-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T22:02:57","slug":"biden-admin-spent-millions-on-dei-grants-for-k-12-schools-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-spent-millions-on-dei-grants-for-k-12-schools-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin spent millions on DEI grants for K-12 schools &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-spent-millions-on-dei-grants-for-k-12-schools-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recent reports have revealed that \u200cthe Biden administration has \u2062allocated ample funding \u200btowards\u2063 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, particularly in K-12\u200d education. According to a study \u2064by Parents Defending Education, over $1 billion has been \u2064spent on DEI-focused grants since \u2063Biden \u2063took office. Specifically, \u200daround\u200b $32\u2064 million has been awarded through 30\u2064 grants that address DEI themes, aiming to enhance educational outcomes for targeted \u200ddemographic groups.<\/p>\n<p>Critics\u2064 of this\u2064 spending argue that such financial commitments divert vital resources away\u2062 from core educational goals, asserting \u2064that\u200c funds should primarily support essential educational needs rather than DEI initiatives.Moreover,the report \u2063highlights additional millions in taxpayer money that are being used to \u200bfinance programs and\u200d consultants promoting \u2063concepts tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a>,raising concerns about the\u2064 implications for educational priorities \u2063and the curriculum in schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>while the administration&#8217;s\u2063 focus on fostering a more inclusive surroundings in\u200d education\u2063 has\u2064 garnered some support, it \u200chas also sparked significant debate\u2064 about the balance between DEI \u200cfunding\u200b and traditional educational objectives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden admin spent millions on DEI grants for K-12 schools<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1928173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A new report details millions of taxpayer dollars spent on funding diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at K-12 schools around the country. Critics say such spending diverts funding away from core educational objectives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Parents Defending Education released the report, which documents a litany of examples and several common avenues to get DEI into the classroom at taxpayer expense.<\/p>\n<p>PDE reported 30 grants totaling more than $32 million have been awarded that at least partially focus on DEI in the classroom since President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p>According to PDE, those 30 grants either &ldquo;discuss diversity, equity, or inclusion or explicitly explain how the project is intended to improve outcomes for a specific demographic group.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report also points to tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded education grants that fund similar programs, such as millions of dollars for consultants that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/30-republicans-sign-bill-to-counter-teaching-of-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"30 Republicans sign bill to counter teaching of critical race theory\">promote critical race theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This theory, commonly called CRT, is based on the idea that the U.S. was founded on racism and remains inherently racist to this day. CRT teaches American history through the lens of racism and slavery, hence citing not 1776 as America&rsquo;s founding but 1619, when the first African slaves arrived in the colonies.<\/p>\n<p>DEI or CRT spending is often hidden behind technical jargon or smuggled into other initiatives like Social Emotional Learning or even less well-known jargon.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, one grant for $1,688,668 funded coordination between Temple University (PA) and The School District of Philadelphia and other schools focused on &ldquo;community policing, trauma informed conflict emphasizing racial\/historical and intergenerational trauma, impacts of social media on conflict and conflict escalation and management, anti-bias education, restorative practices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Terms and jargon of this kind often represent similar doctrines and ideas as CRT, albeit in various forms and with more nuance. Pairing these ideas with controversial teachings on sexuality and gender has also become common.<\/p>\n<p>Some more examples from the report:<\/p>\n<p>$1,000,000 was granted to Reach Out West End (CA) for a project to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-official-aware-that-6-year-old-may-have-been-armed-before-teacher-was-shot-superintendent-says\/\" title=\"Virginia School Official Aware That 6-Year-Old May Have Been Armed Before Teacher Was Shot, Superintendent Says\">improve school safety<\/a> in Jurupa Valley Unified School District with content &ldquo;on LGBTQIA+ issues aligned with SB 857, mental\/behavioral health, substance use prevention and\/or conflict mediation.&rdquo;<br \/>Ocean County (NJ) was granted $1,000,000 to reduce violence in school communities. The proposal equates &ldquo;teasing&rdquo; to &ldquo;oppression, and all forms of violence.&rdquo;<br \/>Milwaukee Public School&rsquo;s (WI) $986,757 project to &ldquo;promote racial equity&rdquo; worked with &ldquo;Courageous Conversations about Race, Crisis Prevention Institute, Your Move MKE, Marquette University Peace Works, and SKY Schools.&rdquo;<br \/>PDE&rsquo;s report is just the latest in a string of reports showing widespread federal spending on DEI initiatives in education.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sadly, hijacking a $100M Department of Justice school safety grant program to line the pockets of DEI activists is just one of the many ways the Biden Administration chose to prioritize equity initiatives over the needs of the American people,&rdquo; PDE Founder and President Nicole Neily told The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of education, the initiatives are also rampant, from the military to the Environmental Protection Agency to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, FEMA&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">latest strategic report names instilling equity<\/a> as its number one strategic goal, followed by climate resilience second and, finally, preparing for emergencies as its third goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As The Center Square previously reported, a 36-page FEMA DEI document published in May 2023 says that FEMA employees should &ldquo;have conversations about differences in race, religion, age, disability, gender, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The more diverse leadership, teams and collaborations are, the stronger, more equitable and inclusive a program becomes,&rdquo; 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