Today’s notice: What’s on lawmakers’ bullet point lists. The politics of the FBI. Supreme Court speculation. 141.5 tweets a day. Enjoying firing people. But first: Coming soon to a school near you.
A Question for the Last Week of Black History Month
What exactly is it that Donald Trump thinks is fair for schools to say about race and American history? The anti-diversity, equity and inclusion rhetoric is clear, but education lawyers and other officials making daily decisions about how schools work say the administration’s orders are not.
That could be a big problem in just a few days. The Department of Education gave school leaders until March 1 to end DEI-based programs and policies, without spelling out exactly what that means. Failure to comply could put federal funding at risk.