Connecticut’s education department defies Trump Administration’s DEI orders

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CT refuses to comply with Trump order to end DEI in schools

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Connecticut’s education department defies Trump Administration’s DEI orders

The Connecticut Department of Education sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education in which it said it refused to sign the Trump administration’s DEI compliance order.