From The College Fix 9/2/2025
More than a dozen higher education institutions will lose federal grants to provide child care to low-income college students this fall after the Trump administration said some programs push identity politics on young children.
The U.S. Department of Education announced late last week that more than 100 grants under the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program will be renewed, and more than 12 others will be cut, the Washington Post reports.
Department spokesperson Ellen Keast told the newspaper “that some of the rejected recipients would have taught children between the ages 2 and 5 about gender identity and racial justice.”
Additionally, some of the colleges facing cuts “prioritized the hiring of child care staff based on ‘immutable characteristics, not merit,’” according to the report.
Read more: https://www.thecollegefix.com/ed-dept-cuts-child-care-grants-to-dozen-universities-over-racial-justice-curriculum/
