Trump Administration Targets CPS’ Black Student Success Plan

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A federal investigation is now underway into a Chicago Public Schools plan aimed at closing opportunity gaps for Black students—marking the first time the Trump administration has used the Department of Education to challenge a major racial equity initiative in one of the nation’s largest school systems.
The Office for Civil Rights opened a Title VI investigation this week following a complaint from Defending Education, a conservative group that claims