Action: On April 3, the US Department of Education sent a letter to State Commissioners overseeing K-12 State Education Agencies announcing that states must certify "compliance with their antidiscrimination obligations in order to continue receiving federal financial assistance." The Department outlined a number of assurances in a short certification form expected to be returned by April 13, 10 days after the initial notice. The document references Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination, as well as the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, which overturned most race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions, to underscore its view of state legal obligations and to justify the request for certification.Key Insights
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