Linda McMahon said the Education Department would seek to “re-envision” the grant programs to continue supporting “underprepared or under-resourced students.”
Linda McMahon said the Education Department would seek to “re-envision” the grant programs to continue supporting “underprepared or under-resourced students.”
Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 35-year career as part of the Trump administration’s plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.
The federal program supports universities with high numbers of Latino students. Trump officials said they wouldn’t defend it against a lawsuit, which could effectively end the program.
Federal officials said on Friday that they would not contest a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Hispanic-serving institution program, which supports colleges where at least 25 percent of the undergraduates are Hispanic.
The Education Department said an investigation had found that the public university and its president had supported diversity programs that the department views as discriminatory.
Officials removed decade-old guidance outlining the rights of students who are still learning English, which could weaken support for immigrant children.
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