Elon Musk accused the Department of Education of 'funding anti-Americanism, gender nonsense and anti-meritocratic racism.'
Under Elon Musk's leadership, the Trump Administration's new Department of Government Efficiency—or
announced it had terminated 89 contracts with the Department of Education worth $881 million as part of its mission to tackle what it identifies as either waste or fraud in government spending. that it had ended 29 'DEI training grants' worth $101 million. DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is a label for efforts targeted at helping marginalized or underrepresented groups.'When not wasting money on bureaucracy, the Department of Education has been funding anti-Americanism, gender nonsense and anti-meritocratic racism,' Musk wrote in a post on his social media platform, X.
's cuts to the Department for Education? Newsweek asked some of those working inside the education system for their views. Here's what they said.Andy Rotherham: Education Reform Isn't the Problem—It's How
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