The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. The letter ...

The Trump administration was threatening to pull federal funding from any school district or college that considers race in virtually any way for any reason. The letter, from the department’s ...

Craig Trainor, the department's acting assistant secretary for civil rights, wrote in the letter to school and college administrators that treating students differently based on race violates the ...