Judge strikes down anti-DEI grant policy at Education Department

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White House Headlines - September 18, 2026

White House Headlines - September 18, 2026

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Education Department cannot cut money to teacher training programs the Trump administration argues are focused on “divisive ideologies.” 

In February 2025, the department moved to slash around $600 million to grants it didn’t like under the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs. 

District Judge Angel Kelley said the directive was “arbitrary and capricious” due to its failure to explain the switch in........

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