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EXCLUSIVE: Washington State School District Defies Trump With Race-Based Hiring Plan

  • Bellingham Public Schools in Washington has a five-year plan to prioritize hiring staff of color, despite the Trump administration threatening to cut federal funding for such practices.
  • The Department of Education warned that schools could lose federal funding if they continue race-based hiring practices, referencing the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
  • Observers, including Craig Trainor, indicate that Bellingham's race-based hiring plan contradicts federal law and could jeopardize their funding.
  • Experts argue that the district's actions violate federal laws, risking federal funding under Trump's guidelines.
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The Ohio StarThe Ohio Star

Washington State School District Defies Trump with Race-Based Hiring Plan

by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell   As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory practices. Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington, has a five-year diversity, equity, and inclusion “action plan” to prioritize the retention of “staff of color,” according to documents obtained by Parents Defending Education and first shared …

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Washington State School District Defies Trump With Race-Based Hiring Plan

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | February 20, 2025 As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory practices. Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington, has a five-year diversity, equity, and inclusion “action plan” to prioritize the retention of “staff of color,” according to documents obtained by Parents D…

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The Daily SignalThe Daily Signal

EXCLUSIVE: Washington State School District Defies Trump With Race-Based Hiring Plan

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory practices. Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington, has a five-year diversity, equity, and inclusion “action plan” to prioritize the retention of “staff of color,” according to documents obtained by Parents Defending Education and first shared with Th…

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The Daily Signal broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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