DEI, Bill 227 and public education

North Carolina Senate votes to eliminate DEI initiatives in public schools
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 on Tuesday, aiming to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in public education to focus on core curriculum and free speech.
Bill Breakdown: What’s in the bill to eliminate DEI in NC public schools?
A controversial bill to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion in North Carolina public schools was passed along party lines in the state Senate Tuesday.
Critics raise concerns of Senate bill that would ban DEI in NC schools
The language in Senate Bill 227 states: "So-called DEI programs promote a worldview that demands people, especially young students, to judge others based on their race, sex, or other factors and attack true diversity of thought, stifle opportunity, and stoke division."
Bill to ban DEI in North Carolina public schools clears Senate, heads to House
The N.C. Senate approved a bill Tuesday that calls for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives in the state’s public schools, including the dismantling of DEI offices in school districts.
‘Inclusion is not a divisive word.’ Ban on DEI in public schools divides NC Senate
Senators also approved a bill blocking the attorney general from suing over the president’s executive orders, sending it to the House.
North Carolina Senate signs off on bill that would ban K-12 DEI instruction
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227, "Eliminating 'DEI' in Public Education," on Tuesday to "prohibit promoting discriminatory policies and practices in public schools."According to a release from Senate Leader Phil Berger's office,
NC Senate votes to ban lawsuits against Trump, DEI in schools
Proposals to ban diversity-focused trainings or lessons in public schools — and to ban the state’s attorney general from being allowed to sue the president — passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Both bills passed along party lines in the Republican-controlled Senate,
Liberal North Carolina city's DEI plan for hurricane relief shut down by HUD secretary
Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner shut down an Asheville, North Carolina, Hurricane ...
Trump admin denounces Asheville's $225 million Helene recovery plan for including DEI program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner stated that the draft action plan for the $225 ...
HUD Rejects Asheville, NC, Hurricane Recovery Plan Because It Targets DEI
HUD Secretary Scott Turner says Asheville's DEI portion of the recovery plan conflicts with President Donald Trump's ...
NC university’s first response to DEI ban? Striking use of ‘race,’ ‘equality,’ ‘white’
High Point University initially sought to ban roughly 50 words associated with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on ...
HUD rejects Asheville’s Helene recovery plan because of its DEI targets
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected Hurricane Helene repair efforts in Asheville, N.C., because the city’s proposed recovery plan features a diversity, equity and ...