this Ministry of Education Last week it said it canceled nearly $350 million in “wake up” spending, allegedly addressing the most pressing issues of education policy and practice.
The agency canceled 10 contracts with the Regional Education Laboratory (RER), totaling $336 million, after reviewing contracts that “wasteful and ideologically driven spending is not for the benefit of students and taxpayers”, the press release said. .
It is not clear whether the cuts are related to Ministry of Government Efficiency Cut down activities related to DEI in the education sector.
Doge cuts DEI funds in education sector by more than $100 million
The Department of Education has cancelled various grants and contracts since President Donald Trump took office last month. (Getty Image)
According to the Institute of Educational Sciences, REL has been around for nearly 60 years, which manages 10 RERs nationwide and is divided by region.
The IES website notes that these programs “make a growing research into how experiences within the national education system can vary by context and student population, thus affecting the results and identifying potential solutions.”
However, one review found instances of funding from DEI initiatives.
“For example, the Midwest Regional Education Laboratory has been recommending Ohio schools for ‘equity audits’ and ‘equity dialogues’,” the agency said. “The department plans to sign new contracts to meet statutory requirements, improve student learning, and Better serve school districts, state education departments and other education stakeholders.”
Ministry of Education warns public schools must remove DEI policies or lose federal funds
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The education department said it also terminated the $33 million grant funding for four equity aid centers that support DEI’s training, critical race theory, and gender identity for state and local educational institutions and school board members.
On Monday, the department announced the termination of more than $600 million in grants and nonprofits to allegedly separatist ideologies for institutions and nonprofits that use taxpayer funds to train teachers and educational institutions.
“Training materials include inappropriate and unnecessary topics such as critical racial theory; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); social justice activism; ‘anti-racism’, and concerns about white privilege and white supremacy “In addition, many of these grants include teachers and staff recruiting strategies implicitly based on race.”
President Donald Trump He has said he wanted to abolish the Department of Education, calling it a “scam” and failed to properly educate American students.
Elon Musk and the Ministry of Education (Getty Image)
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“Oh, I hope it closes immediately. Look at the Ministry of Education. It’s a big job.” “They rank the top countries in the world. We’re ranked 40th, but we rank in one department First: Cost per student.”
“So we spend more students than any other country in the world, but we are ranked 40th,” he added.
