{"id":2403772,"date":"2025-02-18T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-dept-slashes-600m-for-dei-teacher-training\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:19:11","slug":"education-dept-slashes-600m-for-dei-teacher-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-dept-slashes-600m-for-dei-teacher-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Dept Slashes $600M For DEI Teacher Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Feducation-dept-slashes-600m-for-dei-teacher-training%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=2403772&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>The U.S. Department of Education has announced a meaningful reduction of over $600 million in grants previously allocated \u2064for training teachers in areas related to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesotas-new-social-studies-curriculum-would-racialize-first-graders-teach-high-schoolers-about-the-evils-of-whiteness-capitalism-and-christianity\/\" title=\"Minnesota\u2019s New Social Studies Curriculum Would Racialize First-Graders, Teach High Schoolers About The Evils Of \u2018Whiteness, Capitalism, And Christianity\u2019\">social justice activism<\/a>,&#8221; <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>, and various diversity, equity,\u2063 and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These funds had supported programs focusing on concepts such as &#8220;anti-racism,&#8221; white privilege, and\u200b targeted recruiting strategies for teachers based on \u200brace. \u2064critics, including Erika Sanzi from \u200bParents \u200dDefending\u2064 Education, have labeled these trainings as radical, claiming they encourage teachers to confront their own race and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-smears-opponents-as-nazis-while-democrat-voters-riot-for-jewish-genocide\/\" title=\"Biden accuses opponents of being Nazis as Democrat supporters protest for Jewish genocide\">promote divisive ideologies<\/a>\u200c that ultimately do not enhance student outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The cuts are part \u200cof a broader trend, which also includes reductions \u200bin funding for other educational programs totaling over $1 billion. these \u200dactions align wiht \u200cthe Trump management\u2019s previous\u200d promises to dismantle what they consider an overreach of education regulations and to redirect funding directly to \u2062states. The goal is to eliminate far-left ideologies from educational\u200b frameworks, with Secretary\u2064 nominee Linda McMahon advocating for block grants to\u2064 states instead of funding through\u200c federal programs.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/teacher-teaching-the-children-8363771\/\">RDNE Stock Project \/ Pexels<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-department-slashes-600-million-in-funding-for-social-justice-activism-teacher-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Education%20Department%20Slashes%20%24600%20Million%20In%20Funding%20For%20%E2%80%98Social%20Justice%20Activism%E2%80%99%20Teacher%20Training&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-department-slashes-600-million-in-funding-for-social-justice-activism-teacher-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Education%20Department%20Slashes%20%24600%20Million%20In%20Funding%20For%20%E2%80%98Social%20Justice%20Activism%E2%80%99%20Teacher%20Training&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-department-slashes-600-million-in-funding-for-social-justice-activism-teacher-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-department-slashes-600-million-in-funding-for-social-justice-activism-teacher-training\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Education%20Department%20Slashes%20%24600%20Million%20In%20Funding%20For%20%E2%80%98Social%20Justice%20Activism%E2%80%99%20Teacher%20Training&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-department-slashes-600-million-in-funding-for-social-justice-activism-teacher-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it cut over $600 million in grants spent on training teachers in &ldquo;social justice activism,&rdquo; critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The grants were used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-gov-pritzker-billionaire-family-at-forefront-of-radical-gender-ideology-push-report\/\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker, Billionaire Family At Forefront Of Radical Gender Ideology Push: Report\">fund institutions<\/a> and nonprofits involved in training teachers on concepts like &ldquo;anti-racism&rdquo; and claims about white privilege and white supremacy. The grants also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">helped fund discriminatory staff recruiting strategies<\/a> that targeted candidates based on their race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1633775589\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to overstate how radical these teacher trainings are &mdash; we are talking about forcing teachers to talk about their race at work, asking educators to &lsquo;take personal and institutional responsibility for systemic inequities,&rsquo; promoting abolitionist teaching practices and defining equity as equal outcomes,&rdquo; Erika Sanzi, director of outreach for Parents Defending Education, said in a press release. &ldquo;And not for nothing but all we see are declining outcomes for the students that these trainings purport to help most.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-cuts-over-600-million-divisive-teacher-training-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> several of the trainings &mdash; meant for future classroom teachers &mdash; the grants funded, including &ldquo;Requiring practitioners to take personal and institutional responsibility for systemic inequities (e.g., racism) and critically reassess their own practices,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Receiving professional development workshops and equity training on topics such as &lsquo;Building Cultural Competence,&rsquo; &lsquo;Dismantling Racial Bias&rsquo; and &lsquo;Centering Equity in the Classroom.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other trainings were aimed at &ldquo;building historical and sociopolitical understandings of race and racism to interrupt racial marginalization and oppression of students in planning instruction relationship building discipline and assessment&rdquo; and &ldquo;acknowledging and responding to systemic forms of oppression and inequity, including racism, ableism, &lsquo;gender-based&rsquo; discrimination, homophobia, and ageism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These training programs are designed to ensure that teachers obsess over race and gender as the top qualities upon which to judge others, and then eventually weave that thinking into curriculums, classroom discussion, and policies.<\/p>\n<p>The Monday cuts follow other significant cuts within the department, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/faculty-issues\/research\/2025\/02\/12\/900m-institute-education-sciences-contracts-axed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including<\/a> $900 million to the Institute of Education Sciences and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-cancels-additional-350-million-woke-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over $350 million<\/a> for Regional Educational Laboratories and Equity Assistance Centers.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump promised both on the campaign trail and in the few short weeks he has been president to significantly curtail the regulatory and bureaucratic reach of the Department of Education (He has also said he wants it abolished &ldquo;immediately&rdquo;). Ending far-left ideologies like DEI and critical race theory have been on the top of the list, but the Trump administration is also looking to redirect education funding out of many of these federal programs, giving the funding directly to states in the form of block grants, as Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/14\/highlights-and-lowlights-from-top-education-nominees-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in her Senate confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. 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