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Examined alleged DEI programs

A month after the universities have received a strict warning from the Ministry of Education to comply with the Federal Law for Civil Rights nationwide, a new investigation shows that many institutions continue to finance racial -based programs with federal dollars. The department had previously explained: “The department will no longer tolerate the open and hidden racial discrimination, which is widespread in the educational institutions of this nation.”

Researchers of the non-profit organization parents who defended education found that over one billion dollars were assigned to grants for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI). Erika Sanzi of the organization said: “They discovered grants over one billion dollars that were voted for DEI. This meant money for racial programs, money for racial settings. Racial storage.”

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On Friday, the Ministry of Education announced investigations at 52 universities in 41 states, including Towson University. The department claims that many universities have used racial preferences for approvals and financial auxiliary decisions and often discriminate on white and Asian students. Jonathan Butcher from the Heritage Foundation commented: “It is one thing to say that we want to give the students the opportunity to overcome obstacles. It is another matter to say that they can only participate if they have a certain background.”

In response to this, an administrator from Towson University stated: “We are examining the OCR examination announcement. However, our focus remains on the provision of life-changing educational and experience opportunities that our students expected from our university.”

Schools that violate the legal risk of losing federal financing. Metzger believes that current practices will change soon, and said: “I think they clearly wanted to see how far they could take before they were appointed to have programs that represent a violation of the laws of the federal and state civil rights.”

In the meantime, two of the teachers' largest unions have filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Education and argue that his allegations are vague and unfounded.