A new report from Parents Defending Education found that the Biden administration spent $1 billion in education grants for DEI hiring and programs.
The U.S. Department of Education spent at least $1 billion on grants advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring, programming and mental health training in America's schools since 2021, according to a new report. Parents Defending Education 'PDE', a right-leaning organization that pledges to 'reclaim our schools from activists imposing harmful agendas,' shared its new report exclusively with Fox News Digital.
According to the report, $489,883,797 was spent on grants for race-based hiring; $343,337,286 went toward general DEI programming; and $169,301,221 went to DEI-based mental health training and programming, totaling $1,002,522,304.81 spent in all. The total grant amount 'incorporates both awarded and disbursed dollars, as most of the grant money is distributed period of several years,' the report states.
President Biden has signed several executive orders over his term mandating DEI actions in federal agencies. Fostering DEI in US schools has likewise been a key priority for his Education Department under Secretary Miguel Cardona. For instance, the term, 'equity,' is found over 70 times in the department's 2022-2026 strategic plan. The department lists diversity, equity, inclusion and meeting students' social-emotional needs as part of its agenda's six 'focus areas.
Staley said the report clearly shows how the Biden administration has been 'incentivizing' far-left ideologies in US schools rather than 'rigorous, proven methods of instruction,' to the detriment of students. 'The only people or groups to benefit from the enormous amount of grant funding are the universities, administrators, and DEI consultants, at the expense of children’s education,' he said.
Recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicates nearly one-third of U.S. public schoolchildren were behind grade level at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. The Department of Education did not return a request for comment. President-elect Trump has pledged to abolish the Education Department when he returns to office and cut down on wasteful spending in the federal government.
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