Officials: Idaho Education Grant Reinstated After Removing DEI
Federal funding has been restored to Idaho’s “community schools” after they reportedly removed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from their programs.
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Exclusive: Education Dept. Pours $208 Million into Mental Health Grants After DEI Purge
The Department of Education will award new grants for school mental health programs after scrapping funds earlier this year to such programs that upheld racial quotas and preached gender ideology.
Education Department Partnering with New Agencies to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy
The Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with four other government agencies through six interagency agreements (IAAs) to “break up the federal education bureaucracy.”
President Trump’s Dept. of Education Awards $150M in American History, Civics Grants
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced more than $153 million in new grant awards to colleges, universities, and K-12 schools for American history and civics education.
DOGE Cancels NIH Grants to Prevent Pregnancy in ‘Transgender Boys’
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cancelled several grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Tuesday, including over half a million dollars going to a “pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys.”
‘Biden Refrigerators’: Stacey Abrams-linked Group Got $2 Billion in ‘Gold Bars’ Scheme to Greenwash Home Appliances
Ex-Georgia House Rep. Stacey Abrams said this week that she received $2 billion from Former President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency to greenwash home appliances in what some have likened to an alleged Democratic “vote buying” scheme.
Democrats Whine at Sec. Sean Duffy Favoring Areas with More Marriages, Children for Transportation Grants
CHICAGO (AP) — Shortly after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that instructed his department to prioritize families by, among other things, giving preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher
NEA Putting Patriotism First Under Trump, Focusing on Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is putting patriotism front and center under a new directive from the Trump administration, shifting its focus to projects that will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary next year.
Illinois Board of Education to Use Nearly $20 Million in Federal Grants on Electric School Buses
Several Illinois school districts will be receiving millions in federal grant dollars to purchase electric school buses to replace gas-powered ones, Board of Education officials said.
Proposal: Organizations Receiving Federal Grants Not Permitted to Aid Illegal Immigration
Organizations that receive federal grants will be barred from aiding illegal immigration, according to a proposal from Rep. Virginia Foxx.
Democrat-Led Bill Proposes Using Federal Funds to Train More Abortionists
Senate Democrats want to use millions of dollars in federal funds to train health care workers to become abortionists.
Exclusive: Ed Secretary Offers ‘Bogus Window Dressing’ on Critical Race Theory
Education researcher Stanley Kurtz said Secretary Cardona’s comments appearing to back away from Critical Race Theory amount to “bogus window dressing.”
Iowa Supreme Court Allows State to Block Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Funds
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state may bar Planned Parenthood from providing sex education programs funded by federal grants.
Texas Bill Banning Tenets of Critical Race Theory and Action Civics Sent to Governor
The Texas legislature approved a bill that would ban the teaching of concepts associated with Critical Race Theory and Action Civics.
Sen. Mitch McConnell Urges Biden Ed Department to Block “1619 Project” from Taxpayer-Funded Grants
Mitch McConnell and 38 other GOP senators urged Ed Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw the “1619 Project” from taxpayer-funded grant programs.
‘Comic Books for Cameroon’ and 4 Other Very Real Federal Government Grants
The federal government offers grants for the production of comic books to “promote a culture of peace” and promotion of sports in Cameroon.
District Attorney: Drexel Professor Spent $96,000 in Federal Grants at Strip Clubs
Former Drexel University Professor Chikaodinaka Nwankpa was arrested this week on charges that he illegally spent $96,000 from a federal research grant at strip clubs. The charges at strip clubs are about half of the $185,000 in total that Nwankpa is alleged to have misused.
Trump DOE Promotes School Prayer on National Religious Freedom Day
President Trump marked National Religious Freedom Day by issuing a guidance letter to schools on students’ Constitutional right to prayer.
