Teachers’ unions in two federal suits saw a temporary victory Thursday in pausing the effects of a “dear colleague” letter issued by the Department of Education to schools, threatening to cut off their federal funding if they continue to maintain DEI programs.
The plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the Feb. 14 letter is impermissibly vague, Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty said in a Thursday opinion for the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire. This ruling allowing a preliminary injunction concerns a suit brought by the National Education Association and two other plaintiffs.
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