The Department of Education terminated $600 million in DEI funding. (Getty Images)
Also slashed in the cost-cutting sweep was funding to one program that provided "spaces for critical reflection to help educators confront biases and have transformative conversations about equity," and another that worked on "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."
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"Less money on DEI nonsense means more money to make sure teachers know how to teach students to read! #MakeAmericaLiterateAgain," Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice said in a post on X.
The move also received a thumbs up from Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, who expressed her support on social media.
Elon Musk speaks during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Images)
President Donald Trump's administration has made axing DEI programs in education a focal point of their efforts to reform the department, ordering all 50 state education departments last week to remove DEI policies within 14 days or risk losing federal funding.
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The president has signaled his intention to eventually abolish the department during his term to allow individual states to make decisions about their own education departments.
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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