Maine DOE won't certify Title VI compliance with Trump administration

Maine Department of Education rejects Trump’s Title VI certification

(The Center Square) — Maine’s education leaders say they won’t sign an agreement with the Trump administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools and colleges, and are telling local schools not to respond to the federal…

Maine Department of Education rejects Trump’s Title VI certification - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) — Maine’s education leaders say they won’t sign an agreement with the Trump administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools and colleges, and are telling local schools not to respond to the federal government’s demands. The state’s Department of Education sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights in response to an April 3 notice demanding that stat…

Maine Department of Education rejects Trump's Title VI certification

(The Center Square) — Maine's education leaders say they won't sign an agreement with the Trump administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools and colleges, and

Maine DOE won't certify Title VI compliance with Trump administration

In a notice to local school districts, the Maine Department of Education said it did not sign the certification because it would bind the agency to the language of executive orders and federal guidance regarding diversity, equity and inclusion.

Maine won’t sign Trump administration order to end DEI in schools

The Maine Department of Education on Thursday said it will not agree to guidance from the Trump administration seeking to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 schools. In an open letter to schools, the department said Maine already “does, and will continue to, comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, its implementing regulations, and Supreme Court cases interpreting the same,” and that the state regularly certifies it…

Maine will not sign Trump administration letter to remove DEI programs from schools

The state's education leaders said signing the letter would 'bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law.'