The Arizona State Board of Education on Monday approved removing diversity, equity and inclusion teaching standards to comply with a federal executive order and avoid the potential loss of $866 million in federal education funding.
During the meeting, board members heard testimony from parents, educators and members of the public who raised concerns about removing the standards. Yet the board approved to start the process of reviewing statewide teaching standards related to DEI.
In a Nov. 25 letter to the board, eight state lawmakers joined Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne in calling for immediate revisions to the Structured English Immersion framework.
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