Jonaki Mehta
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Jonaki Mehta
@jonakimehta.bsky.social
Education reporter @npr
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Last week, our team was in rural Maine, talking to counselors and students at Mill Stream Elementary about the value of mental health services in schools. Then, last Wednesday night, as we were on the road home the Trump administration announced cuts...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The response we got from Harvard:
May 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
At an ed tech conference in SanDiego where Education Sec McMahon spoke. Asked about the latest letter re: DEI to schools, she said 'i think discrimination is the bad thing.' Moderator Phyllis Lockett asked if cultural events and other DEI programs like them would still be allowed to exist. McMahon
April 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
but there are no federal or State laws prohibiting the principles of DEI,"says the letter.

The NY dept says it already follows civil rights laws, including Title VI.
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM