Trump administration extends deadline for schools to meet anti-DEI order or lose funds
The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing Thursday in the case challenging the order.
The agreement between the department and the groups suing it over the order pauses enforcement until after April 24. According to the agreement, states and local education agencies until then cannot be investigated or asked to provide certification that they are not using DEI, a term for race- and gender-conscious practices, in admissions, programming, training, hiring or scholarships.
Education Department spokeswoman Madi Biedermann said the department and the groups reached the agreement Monday.
An April 3 letter from the department demanded states and districts provide certifications they were complying with the order within 10 days or risk losing federal funding. That letter followed a February missive introducing the order.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/10/repub/trump-administration-extends-deadline-for-schools-to-meet-anti-dei-order-or-lose-funds/