"The ruling found that while the Trump administration has 'the basic authority' to collect and analyze admissions data disaggregated by race and gender, they do not possess the authority to do so under the circumstances presented here, given the arbitrary and capricious nature in which the ACTS was promulgated."
"Saylor's decision emphasized that the expedited timeline prevented the decimated National Center for Education Statistics from engaging 'meaningfully with the institutions during the notice-and-comment process to address the multitude of problems presented by the new requirements.'"
A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's requirement for public colleges to submit race- and gender-related admissions data from the past seven years. The lawsuit, initiated by Democratic-led states, claimed the demand was unlawful and exceeded the agency's authority. The judge acknowledged the administration's authority to collect such data but deemed the process arbitrary and capricious. The ruling affects 17 states, highlighting issues with the expedited timeline and the dismantling of the National Center for Education Statistics.
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