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State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and ...

Conservative lawmakers say DEI efforts are discriminatory and push liberal ideologies on children. Critics point to research ...

Under Senate Bill 12, dubbed a "parental rights bill," Texas parents would need to opt their children into sex education.

Trump and other Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, view DEI as a form of reverse discrimination against whites that puts women and minorities in positions of authority without merit. They also ...

San Jose State University, the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University are moving forward with cultural ...

Iowa's new law prohibits state-funded diversity, equity and inclusion activities in schools and local governments, effective July.

Ohio education advocates who oppose Senate Bill 1, which will ban DEI in higher education, are collecting signatures in an attempt to allow voters to decide the bill at the ballot box.

State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term.

The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as “diversity, equity and inclusion” or “critical race theory” under the ...

The Iowa Senate passed House-backed limits on DEI efforts across public higher education institutions and governmental ...