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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Collin Binkley

Trump administration sued over crackdown on school diversity programs

A mural celebrating diversity at Lewiston High School in Maine - (AP)

A legal challenge has been filed against a Trump administration directive that gave schools and universities two weeks to eliminate any “race-based” practices or risk losing federal funding.

The lawsuit, brought in Maryland by the American Federation of Teachers union and the American Sociological Association, alleges that the Education Department's memo, issued on February 14, violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

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