US EditionJudge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
The injunction blocks staff layoffs and language bans tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Head Start, which serves hundreds of thousands of low-income children nationwide.
- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing diversity, equity, and inclusion terms from Head Start grant applications, according to U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez's order.
- The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration dismantled Head Start by closing offices and laying off half the staff, as stated by the plaintiff organizations.
- Head Start organizations reported that officials discouraged the use of nearly 200 terms, including race and women, as per the court filings.
- Joel Ryan stated that the ruling protects Head Start centers from attacks on their ability to support all children, including those with autism.
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Judge Blocks Health Department From Rejecting Head Start Grants With DEI Terms
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must stop requiring that grant applications not include terms related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including the term “pregnant people,” under a new order from a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez, based in Seattle, said in the Jan. 5 ruling that plaintiffs in the case provided examples of harm related to instructions on grant applications from HHS. He ordered the g…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start.
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