Author: Catherine Carrera

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.Roughly $1.2 billion in federal funding for New Jersey schools is at stake after the Trump administration on Thursday demanded that state education departments adhere to the administration’s controversial stance against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools.Federal education officials gave state education agencies 10 days to certify that they are eliminating DEI efforts that the Trump administration deems unlawful under its interpretation of federal civil rights law in order to receive federal funding. Some experts question the…