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Education rules from 2020 are returning to ‘protect women.’ Are vulnerable students at risk?

Shiwali Patel, senior director of Safe and Inclusive Schools for the National Women’s Law Center, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights of women, girls and LGBTQ+ people, said that she expects the January...

Advocates call out Trump for linking DEI to deadly plane crash: ‘It’s offensive.’

Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, said she was “both disturbed and unfortunately unsurprised to see within hours the leaders in this country, including up to this president, once again demonizing...

President Trump’s blaming of diversity programs for the crash has sparked a backlash.

Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, said that she was “both disturbed and unfortunately unsurprised” to see that in less than a day after the collision, Mr. Trump was...

Trump bans transgender service members from U.S. armed forces

“Donald Trump’s executive orders are not only cruel, discriminatory, and wrapped in disinformation, but they will make all of us less safe. Throughout our military’s history, thousands of transgender people have served with honor, integrity,...

Officials, Operators In Vital Preschool Program Worry About Their Future Under Trump

Many Head Start agencies run on tight budgets. Advocates worry that even small delays in payments would make it difficult for them to cover payroll, rent and other expenses. “Delay of payment = pain for...

Trump order recognizes only two sexes. Advocates call it ‘cruel,’ ‘lawless.’

WASHINGTON ‒ More than 175 organizations that advocate for women’s and transgender rights released a letter Tuesday blasting President Donald Trump’s requirement that federal agencies recognize only two sexes, male and female. In the letter, first reported...