Late last Thursday afternoon, the Associated Press’s Collin Binkley broke a story that brought relief and satisfaction to the school superintendents and members of elected school boards across the nation’s 13,000 public school districts: “A federal judge… struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and … … Continue reading →| janresseger
The president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Lynn Pasquerella confronts President Trump’s attack on what he calls “diversity, equity and inclusion” at educational institutions: “(T)reating people differently is not always unjust, especially when doing so corrects a broader pattern of systemic injustice. Considering race and gender in the context of historic unjust … … Continue reading →| janresseger
When it comes to President Trump’s threatened tariffs and his foreign policy demands, we have all been reading about the phrase coined by a Financial Times reporter: “Trump always chick…| janresseger
In a recent blog post, Diane Ravitch considered the phrase, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and its acronym, DEI: “The ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion are generally and bro…| janresseger
Last Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association filed a lawsuit to challenge a confusing and frightening “Dear Colleague” …| janresseger
In a recent executive order, President Donald Trump dismantled programs for “diversity, equity and inclusion” at the federal level (see here and here). This week in Ohio, the state legislature is e…| janresseger