Wisconsin education department pushes back on Trump administration DEI certification demands

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) may risk losing federal funding with its response to a certification requirement from the Trump administration on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
38% : We are deeply concerned that the Reminder and Request allows the federal bureaucracy to threaten the loss of crucial education funding in order to dictate local education agency policies and decisions on what is best for kids.
34% : The letter, written by General Counsel Benjamin Jones, said that the state already provides "certified assurances of compliance with federal law" including "federal statutes related to nondiscrimination." "[A]t best, the Reminder and Request appears to be redundant," Jones wrote.

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