Elon Musk has been slashing costs at the Department of Education. (Getty Images)
Over the past several weeks, DOGE has announced the canceling of various streams of funding to DEI in education, including $9.7 million for UC Berkeley to develop "a cohort of Cambodian youth with enterprise driven skills."
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WARNS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST REMOVE DEI POLICIES OR LOSE FEDERAL FUNDING
The latest spending sweep comes just days after DOGE announced the termination of another 89 DOE contracts totaling $881 million, which included more than $100 million in DEI grants.
President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Elon Musk listens in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon)
The letter said the "overt and covert racial discrimination that has become widespread in this nation's educational institutions" will no longer be tolerated.
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"The law is clear: treating students differently on the basis of race to achieve nebulous goals such as diversity, racial balancing, social justice, or equity is illegal under controlling Supreme Court precedent," the letter reads.
Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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