Under President Trump's administration, the Education Department placed emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) as essential components of organizational performance, a stance advocated by appointees like Betsy DeVos. Staff orientations and materials promoted these values vigorously. However, as Trump's second term commenced, this approach reversed dramatically; D.E.I. language was banned, and supportive employees faced significant repercussions, with over 74 placed on administrative leave during a campaign to eliminate these initiatives.
Diversity and inclusion are the cornerstones of high organizational performance, Ms. DeVos wrote in a 2020 memo to staff members.
At least 74 people in the Education Department have been put on administrative leave in a rolling crackdown by Mr. Trump aimed at eradicating D.E.I. from the federal government.
These efforts...were not championed by career staff members or Democratic officials. They came at the urging of hard-line conservatives.”},{
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