Trump administration cuts off all future federal funding to Harvard https://arstechni.ca/zhbcW #departmentofeducation #federalfunding #research #Science #Harvard

Welcome to the #usa where 21 percent of adults are functionally illiterate, as we don't spend much on decent schools, and apparently can't afford the #departmentofeducation either, but CAN afford a trillion dollar a year #military !!!

Guess stupid people do really like explosions, especially if they're directed at impoverished brown people.

https://scoopzapp.com/n/10pNlqmk?ctype=native_video&nid=3989969182630&s=a7&pd=0LRF5CpA&hl=en_US&send_time=1746229058&actBtn=videoShare

Needed support systems are trying to be gutted like #medicaid and the #departmentofeducation...

Meanwhile there is a bill suggested by the #gop to increase Pentagon/military spending by 150 BILLION increasing our total military budget to over a trillion a year, when we aren't even actively at war.

So I guess #poor, old and #disabled people don't matter, especially our disadvantaged kids, but being able to blow up other countries does!

https://scoopzapp.com/n/10ij8zUA?ctype=native_video&nid=3983358974689&s=a7&pd=0LRF5CpA&hl=en_US&send_time=1745884452&actBtn=null

Trump orders Ed Dept to make AI a national priority while plotting agency’s death https://arstechni.ca/tCxyx #ArtificialIntelligence #departmentofeducation #DonaldTrump #education #Policy #AI

#TheGremlinZoo #DepartmentofEducation #DEI

From CNN.com: Department of Education policy targeting DEI and other race-related school programs is likely unconstitutional, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/politics/education-dei-policy-blocked?cid=ios_app

#RESIST! #NAACP Sues #DepartmentOfEducation Over #DEI Rollbacks: Here's What To Know

The nation's oldest #CivilRights group says the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity and inclusion programs is unconstitutional and disproportionately harms #BlackStudents.

April 19, 2025

"The NAACP is suing the U.S. Department of Education over recent efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. In a federal complaint filed in Washington, D.C., the organization alleges that the Department of Education’s recent directives are unconstitutional and discriminatory—particularly for Black students.

"The complaint faults the administration for targeting programs that offer '#truthful, #inclusive curricula,' as well as policies that expand access to selective educational opportunities for #BlackAmericans and foster belonging while addressing #racism in schools.

"The NAACP argues that the Department’s recent actions 'advance a misinterpretation' of federal civil rights laws and Supreme Court precedent—actions that, according to the group, violate its members’ rights to equal protection and to be free from viewpoint discrimination under the #USConstitution.

"NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized the move, stating that the administration is 'effectively sanctioning' the very discrimination that U.S. civil rights laws were designed to prevent

" 'The Department of Education, tasked with a responsibility to protect the civil rights of all children, has instead claimed #SystemicRacism doesn’t exist — effectively sanctioning the very discrimination that our civil rights laws were designed to prevent while children of color consistently attend #segregated, chronically underfunded schools where they receive less educational opportunities and more discipline,' said Johnson."

Read more:
https://www.essence.com/news/naacp-sues-department-of-education-over-dei/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

KQED: A Treasure Trove of Education Reports and Studies is Under Threat. “Initially, ERIC was spared from the department’s mass contract cancellations in February. But according to Erin Pollard Young, the sole Education Department employee who managed ERIC until her job was eliminated in March, the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE has since refused to approve disbursement of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/kqed-a-treasure-trove-of-education-reports-and-studies-is-under-threat/

#Harvard professors sue #Trump administration over funding cut threats

by Katie Cole, April 14, 2025, #WBUR

"The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration Friday over what they call an 'unlawful and unprecedented' attempt to use federal funding cuts to restrict #FreeSpeech.

"The #DepartmentOfEducation announced in late March that it would review $8.7 billion in federal grants and contacts given to Harvard, alleging that the school failed to prevent #antisemitic discrimination on campus.

"The Trump administration then unveiled a broad set of demands on April 4 the university must agree to in order to keep getting federal funding, including cutting all diversity, equity and inclusion programming, and modifying any programming and departments that 'fuel antisemitic harassment.' The administration gave Columbia University a similar set of demands in March, which the school agreed to.

"The lawsuit by the professors' group, filed in #Massachusetts federal court, alleges that the administration's federal funding review violates the #TitleVI of the #CivilRightsAct, which prohibits discrimination in programs that receive federal funds. The court filing says the law requires specific procedures to cut federal funds and that the Trump administration has not taken any of those steps.

"The group said in a press release that the administration's actions are in effort to create a chilling effect among universities and faculty to stop speech that the president does not like.

" 'Eliminating discrimination and protecting all students is important,' said Nikolas Bowie, a Harvard law professor and the secretary-treasurer of the school's #AAUP chapter, in a statement. 'But Trump is defying the Civil Rights Act, terrifying students, and illegally holding hostage grants for hospitals and scientific research so he can accomplish his real goal of punishing academics for our politics.'

"The lawsuit says that the actions by the administration have 'already caused severe and irreparable harm by halting #academic #research and #inquiry at Harvard.'

"This is the second suit that the Harvard AAUP chapter has filed against the Trump administration this year. The first was a joint suit with other chapters, including one from Columbia, over federal efforts to deport #MahmoudKhalil and students that engaged in #ProPalestinian #activism."

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/14/harvard-aaup-trump-funding-cuts-lawsuit

This flew under the radar while the media were focused on tariffs. US Department of Education on Friday abruptly canceled all funds for public school student counseling and tutoring. Schools throughout the country are ending these services.

#departmentofeducation
#TrumpChaos

https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/u-s-education-department-cancels-tutoring-20256377.php

https://www.europesays.com/1984212/ Education Secretary Linda McMahon Calls Artificial Intelligence ‘A1’ Like the Steak Sauce #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentOfEducation #LindaMcmahon

https://www.europesays.com/1980864/ Department of Education Claims Immunity From Students’ DOGE Lawsuit #California #DepartmentOfEducation #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #Musk #washington

https://www.europesays.com/1958699/ Harvard University faces Trump administration review of $8.7 billion in grants amid antisemitism investigation #Antisemitism #AntisemitismInvestigation #Cambridge #DepartmentOfEducation #Harvard #HarvardUniversity #massachusetts #TheWhiteHouse #trump #TrumpAdministration

https://www.europesays.com/1937292/ How Trump’s Presidency Is Impacting Student Loans And Debt Forgiveness #america #business #DebtRelief #DepartmentOfEducation #doge #DonaldTrump #EducationDepartment #ElonMusk #StudentLoanForgiveness #StudentLoans #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #WhatHappensToStudentLoansIfEducationDepartmentAbolished #WillTrumpEndStudentLoanForgiveness

Why should I listen to judges? I don’t care what they say. I don’t care what they tell me to do. They’re just mean. I’m immune to everything. The Supreme Court said so Nana Nana Nana Nana. I’m the king of the courts they belong to me. I don’t believe in injunctions.
Isn’t America great yet? #constitution #court
#golf #judge #departmentOfEducation
#dementia #inflation #maga #1stFelon
#America #USA
#president #musk
#tariff #socialmedia
#socialSecurity #unitedStates
#Trump #WhiteHouse #war

ICYMI: Trump Signs Executive Order to 'Eliminate' U.S. Department of Education https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/trump-signs-executive-order-to.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #Trump #Education #DepartmentOfEducation #ExecutiveOrder #EducationPolicy

"Public schools have always been the epicenter of the right-wing culture war since the Supreme Court ruled segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Abortion, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights were eventually added to the never-ending list of right-wing grievances."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #Republicans #DepartmentofEducation #education #PublicEducation #PublicSchools #FederalGovernment #integration #race

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/make-american-kids-dumb-and-segregated

I am not happy about having a meeting in the tank. The Pentagon doesn’t have a Diet Coke button for me to press so I can have my Diet Coke. How will I get my cheeseburger for lunch? I should just go golfing now and just forget about everything.
Isn’t America great yet?
#golf #judge #departmentOfEducation
#privateSchool
#education #school #inflation
#maga
#1stFelon
#America
#USA
#president
#musk
#tariff
#socialmedia
#socialSecurity
#unitedStates
#Tesla #ElectricCar #Trump
#WhiteHouse