The Trump administration wants to disqualify private schools from tax-exempt status if they consider race in school programs, impacting as many as 18,000 educational institutions.
In an effort to crack down on schools that utilize affirmative action to promote diversity, the IRS and Treasury Department said that under the new rule, any private institution that considers race in admissions, educational policies, scholarships, loans, athletics or any other school-supported program would be ineligible for tax-exempt status.
