The latest casualty in President Donald Trump’s war on diversity, equity and inclusion is a $1 billion federal grant program to train school counselors and thwart mass shootings.
The U.S. Department of Education notified grant recipients this week it was ending funds to train and hire K-12 school mental health professionals included in a 2022 law that passed with bipartisan support following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which led to the deaths of 19 elementary school students and two teachers.