U.S. Senate Picks Up House Proposal To Cut Funding To All Medical Schools That Push DEI

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U.S. Senate Picks Up House Proposal To Cut Funding To All Medical Schools That Push DEI

Senators John Kennedy and Eric Schmitt introduced the EDUCATE Act, which would eliminate federal funding for medical schools that implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in admissions or instruction in a way that could discriminate against students or promote certain ideological beliefs. The bill aims to prevent schools from giving preferential treatment based on race in admissions or establishing DEI offices. “Woke universit…