Dossier
Michael Pillera
Coverage of Michael Pillera in the Nexus archive.
- Trump’s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students
The Trump administration's Education Department is shifting away from addressing civil rights for Black students by framing equity programs as discriminatory. Schools implementing initiatives to address racial disparities face funding threats, with examples including the Black Student Success Program in Chicago and the Black Student Achievement Plan in Los Angeles. Civil rights advocates argue this approach reverses historical efforts to combat systemic discrimination.