North Carolina Senate, DEI and public education

North Carolina Senate votes to eliminate DEI initiatives in public schools
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 on Tuesday, aiming to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in public education to focus on core curriculum and free speech.
Critics raise concerns of Senate bill that would ban DEI in NC schools
The language in Senate Bill 227 states: "So-called DEI programs promote a worldview that demands people, especially young students, to judge others based on their race, sex, or other factors and attack true diversity of thought, stifle opportunity, and stoke division."
‘Inclusion is not a divisive word.’ Ban on DEI in public schools divides NC Senate
Senators also approved a bill blocking the attorney general from suing over the president’s executive orders, sending it to the House.
Republican legislators move to axe DEI from public schools, state agencies
Republicans in the House are concurrently making moves to remove DEI from state government. House Majority Leader Brenden Jones filed a bill last week to eliminate DEI programs, required training, and staff positions from state agencies.
North Carolina Senate signs off on bill that would ban K-12 DEI instruction
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227, "Eliminating 'DEI' in Public Education," on Tuesday to "prohibit promoting discriminatory policies and practices in public schools."According to a release from Senate Leader Phil Berger's office,
Bill to ban DEI in North Carolina public schools clears Senate, heads to House
The N.C. Senate approved a bill Tuesday that calls for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives in the state's public schools, including the dismantling of DEI offices in school districts.
NC Senate votes to ban lawsuits against Trump, DEI in schools
Proposals to ban diversity-focused trainings or lessons in public schools — and to ban the state’s attorney general from being allowed to sue the president — passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Both bills passed along party lines in the Republican-controlled Senate,

Asheville, Helene and DEI

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A federal directive is coming after inclusive campus policies. Will North Carolina university leaders fight back?
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