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EXCLUSIVE: University of Kansas Might Be Circumventing Anti-DEI Law
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A medical watchdog thinks the University of Kansas’ medical school is engaging in “zombie DEI” initiatives, even though diversity, equity, and inclusion projects are banned by state and federal law. “Rebranding DEI as ‘health equity’ or other such terms is a clear effort to skirt state law in the name of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
Higher Education Faces an Existential Crisis of Its Own Making
Harvard University is having a rough time. I know, how tragic, right? On Monday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration was considering giving $3 billion in grant money initially slated for Harvard to trade schools. This comes right after he tried to block foreign students from attending the school. That move was initially…Jarrett Stepman -
DEI Enthusiasts Allowed the Free Palestine Movement to Get This Far
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Recently, two Israeli diplomatic employees in Washington, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot. Apparently, the…Victor Davis Hanson -
Bills Allowing Prayer, Bible in School, Ten Commandments Head to Abbott’s Desk
THE CENTER SQUARE—With days left in the legislative session, the Texas House passed bills authorizing prayer and Bible reading in public schools and requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. Democrats opposed them, citing biblical references to slavery that teachers are not qualified to teach or shouldn’t be discussing. SB 10, filed by…Bethany Blankley -
The School Choice Tide Lifts All Students
Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states. Why not all states? After all, competition improves services. The Post Office couldn’t get it there overnight. Then FedEx showed it can be done. Quickly, UPS and DHL did it, too,…John Stossel -
The Big, Beautiful Bill Targets University Endowments—As It Should
President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by the House Thursday contains numerous, needed policy changes, including something that should have happened ages ago: taxes on large, private university endowments. Many universities have been engaging in numerous assaults on America’s social fabric, including targeting and unfairly gaslighting conservative students, professors, and would-be professors. They’ve also…Carrie Sheffield -
Schools Closing in Arizona? Blame the Failing Schools, Not School Choice
School choice opponents have long predicted that policies like Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program would destroy the public school system. For years, Gov. Katie Hobbs has warned that it would “decimate” the state budget and “bankrupt” the state, yet the program has a history of surplus and savings. The choice deniers’ predictions have always proven…Jason Bedrick -
Lockheed Martin Phases Out Key DEI Policy After Questions About Anti-Christian Double Standard
Major defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced Thursday that it will phase out employee resource groups, which divide workers along racial, LGBTQ, and activism lines, after President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and after shareholders expressed concern about an anti-Christian double standard. “As we shared in January, Lockheed Martin took immediate action to ensure compliance with…Tyler O’Neil -
Wilder Boycotts Desegregation Commemoration Over Youngkin’s DEI Policies
Until this past weekend, there was only one place you had a chance to see all of Virginia’s living governors come together in the same place, and that was at the inauguration of the next one. But on May 17, in commemoration of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education…Joe Thomas -
WHO VOTED AGAINST? Supreme Court Splits 4-4 on Catholic Charter School
In a tied decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision to stand, disqualifying a Catholic charter school from receiving state funding. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the ruling, resulting in the 4-4 decision. The court did not issue an opinion, only stating, “The judgment is affirmed by an…Tyler O’Neil -
Republican Governor Undercuts Trump’s Anti-DEI Efforts
Rooting out discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion programs should be a top Republican priority. But it’s not for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo. Last month, the Department of Education asked states and school districts to certify that they don’t discriminate based on race. It specifically highlighted DEI programs that favor one race over another as impermissible….Victor Joecks -
ORWELLIAN: Women’s College Honors Inveterate Foe of Women’s Rights
Smith College, which presents itself as a women’s college, just granted an honorary degree to a man, and not just any man, but one of the most influential campaigners against women’s rights. Yes, in a piece of fresh Orwellian insanity, a women’s college granted an honorary degree to Rachel Levine, a man who has fathered…Tyler O’Neil -
On Education, Mississippi Shows the Way
Mississippi leads the nation. That’s not a typographical error. And it’s not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for learning that Mississippi leads the nation on all sorts of negative things. Once upon a time, that was true, and in some respects it still is. Mississippi has the lowest or nearly the lowest income…Michael Barone -
David Hogg’s Sacrifice at the Altar of DEI Shows Why Democrats Are Losing Young Men
The rise and fall of left-wing media darling David Hogg demonstrates exactly what the Left is all about and why the Democratic Party is losing young men. Hogg, a 25-year-old gun control activist turned pillow salesman (that’s probably inaccurate since he never actually sold any pillows) turned party organizer clearly aimed to be a mover and shaker in the…Jarrett Stepman -
Union ‘Payoffs Will Continue’ Until the Department of Education Is Closed, Betsy DeVos Says
The Department of Education under President Joe Biden loosened requirements for a student loan program specifically for public servants and nonprofit employees a few months after unions that stood to benefit from the change sent a letter to then-Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. The watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust, which obtained the letter via a Freedom…Tyler O’Neil -
Trump Administration Is Exposing the Hubris of Institutional DEI
Harvard University was likely in violation of civil rights law in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the school practically said so, proudly, on its public website. Now it is under federal investigation. The Washington Free Beacon’s Aaron Sibarium reported Monday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency created to enforce civil rights law,…Jarrett Stepman -
80 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested at Columbia University
Police responded Wednesday to a request for help from Columbia University after a large group of pro-Palestinian protesters forcibly entered a campus library and declared it a “liberation zone.” The New York Police Department made 80 arrests, but no charges had been brought as of early Thursday morning, NYPD told The Daily Signal. “I…Virginia Allen -
Judge Blocks School Board From Removing Explicit Books, Saying It’s Unconstitutional to Follow ‘Conservative Values’
A school board in Colorado cannot remove sexually explicit, profane, and “transgender” books from school libraries because the school board is conservative, according to a federal judge touted as the first openly lesbian judge west of the Mississippi. The ACLU’s Colorado chapter filed a suit on behalf of two minors, the NAACP Wyoming State Area…Tyler O’Neil -
The Left Ignores ‘the Science’ on Federal Education Programs
Why do the folks who shout about “following the science” repeatedly object when decisions are made to shutter federal education programs that rigorous research—i.e., “the science”— has shown to be ineffective? A prime example of this selective embrace of “the science” can be heard in the howls of protest to proposed cuts in the Trump…Jay Greene -
Oklahoma Bill Threatens Families’ Education Freedom
In recent years, Oklahoma has emerged as a leader in school choice. Regrettably, the state Legislature is considering a proposal that would curtail the education freedom that it only recently expanded, and jeopardize the ability of more than 1,300 students to access the schools that work best for them. In 2023, the Oklahoma Legislature crafted…Jason Bedrick