Education Department Rebukes AP Headline Over Black Students, Citing $20 Million Chicago Funding Freeze
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Education Department Rebukes AP Headline Over Black Students, Citing $20 Million Chicago Funding Freeze
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
The Education Department on Thursday called an AP headline accusing the Trump administration of neglecting Black students "inaccurate and dangerous," saying its civil-rights enforcement covers students of all races.
ED argued that race-specific programs can violate anti-discrimination law by allocating resources to one group at others' expense, framing the dispute as a fairness issue rather than a rollback of protections.
Chicago Public Schools already had $20 million in federal funding withheld over its Black Student Success Program, while Los Angeles Unified was also investigated over a similar Black Student Achievement Plan.
The clash comes as Trump, fresh off a Supreme Court win allowing major Education Department cuts, pushes a broader campaign against programs the administration labels illegal DEI.