The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to terminate Education Department grants for teacher training due to a policy opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The decision, supported by five conservative justices, blocked a Massachusetts judge’s ruling that said the administration failed to follow proper legal process in terminating the grants. The decision is seen as a win for President Trump in his second term. The grants, totaling about $65 million, were said to promote discriminatory behavior and thus should be terminated, according to the administration. Liberal justices dissented, arguing that grant recipients would suffer harm as a result of the funds being withheld. The grants in question were awarded under the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development programs. The Education Department found that the grants violated Trump’s executive order seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. A lawsuit filed by eight states on behalf of grant recipients argued that the decision to rescind the awards violated federal law. The appeals court had declined to block a ruling that temporarily halted the cancellation of funding. Overall, the Department of Education canceled about $600 million in grants for teacher training. Trump’s executive order aims to dismantle the Education Department, but complete elimination would require congressional approval. Prior emergency applications filed by the Trump administration were not granted by the Supreme Court.
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