An NC Senate committee on May 13 unanimously advanced a bill that which would create the state’s first systematic K-8 math intervention program, modeled on Read to Achieve.
AP-NORC’s poll also found that a growing number of Black people believe diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives have increased discrimination.
The survey comes as the Trump administration has continually cracked down on DEI initiatives in the federal and private sectors.
Diversity programs the CIA initiated after the Cold War and again post 9/11 are being eradicated in accordance with a Trump Executive Order.
DEI initiatives and policies have done little to alleviate the contention that surrounds Black women’s academic journeys, writes Pamela Twyman Hoff, Ph.D.
Research suggests that as overt racism has become less acceptable, people tend to direct racism toward symbols of racial equality, like DEI.
The New Orleans Museum of Art defended appointing Amanda Maples.
The "Don't Call Me Karen" sessions were far from a hit.
A Wall Street Journal writer suggested without evidence that "diversity demands" might have contributed to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse because there was "1 Black" on the board.
Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins somehow tried to link diversity and inclusion initiatives to the Ohio train derailment. That sounds like a really loud dog whistle to us.
An internal review by the New York Times revealed it has work to do in creating an environment that is welcoming and inclusive for people of varying ethnic backgrounds, especially Black and Latino staff members.