NEW: Programs for #Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
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Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top #Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.

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https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=9-10

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‘… apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.’

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