(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was recently revealed that the Department of Education under the Biden administration spent $1 billion on DEI grants instead of children’s education.
Fox News reported that the department has spent enormous amounts of money to advance DEI in hiring, programming and mental health training in America’s schools since 2021.
Parents Defending Education, a right-wing organization that pledges to “reclaim our schools from activists imposing harmful agendas,” informed Fox News that from 2021 to the present, the Biden administration awarded 229 grants across 42 states and Washington, D.C.
The organization’s report revealed that, in total, the government spent $1,002,522,304.81: $489,883,797 on grants for race-based hiring, $343,337,286 on general DEI programming and $169,301,221 on DEI-based mental health training and programming.
“The only people or groups to benefit from the enormous amount of grant funding are the universities, administrators and DEI consultants, at the expense of children’s education,” Parents Defending Education researcher Rhyen Staley told Fox News. “This needs to change by placing children’s learning at the forefront of education instead of prioritizing race-based policies and DEI.”
Michele Exner, Senior Advisor at Parents Defending Education, also criticized the wasteful spending, highlighting that American students already can’t meet academic standards.
“Under Secretary Cardona, this organization has been a complete farce that has failed families and students time and time again,” she said. “Families are fed up and are excited for January when we will have new leadership in the nation’s capital who will focus on getting this toxic and divisive waste out of our education system.”
Nicki Neily, the founder of the organization, who went into detail about the leftists wasting taxpayers’ money on DEI on Twitter, also criticized the Biden-Harris administration.
“We’re at a time when 40% of American students cannot read proficiently. But the Biden Administration chose to fritter away more than $1 billion of hardworking Americans’ tax dollars on DEI initiatives at the Department of Education. It’s a giant slap in the face,” she wrote.
🚨NEW bombshell investigation from @DefendingEd uncovers how more than $1 billion in grant funding from the Biden Department of Education went toward advancing far-left ideologies in education:
Total ED Grant Money Awarded (2021-present): $1,002,522,304.81
Total number of ED… pic.twitter.com/rIRbFn5p2y
— Nicki Neily (@nickineily) December 12, 2024
We’re at a time when 40% of American students cannot read proficiently.
But the Biden Administration chose to fritter away more than $1 billion of hardworking Americans’ tax dollars on DEI initiatives at the Department of Education.
It’s a giant slap in the face. https://t.co/U8UQMnUPOq pic.twitter.com/b6Hzc14ywh
— Nicki Neily (@nickineily) December 13, 2024
Other conservatives, like Assistant News Director for Florida’s Voice, Eric Daugherty, also criticized the administration, suggesting that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy of the Department of Government Efficiency should do something about this spending.
🚨 REPORT: The Department of Education spent over $1 billion on DEI grants since 2021 – Fox
Hey, DOGE, this one's for you!
"$489,883,797 was spent on grants for race-based hiring; $343,337,286 went toward general DEI programming; and $169,301,221 went to DEI-based mental health… pic.twitter.com/HoCOmJsKVp
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 12, 2024
“Merit is a precondition for efficiency. So it’s entirely unsurprising that *anti-meritocratic* programs are a source of waste & inefficiency,” Ramaswamy responded to Daugherty.
Merit is a precondition for efficiency. So it’s entirely unsurprising that *anti-meritocratic* programs are a source of waste & inefficiency. https://t.co/oeHwvEGSfJ
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 12, 2024
Other conservatives in the media and politics also criticized unnecessary spending.
As you get ready to head off to work today think about this….
Biden's Department of Education ALONE gave out over $1 BILLION in DEI grants
can you imagine how of your tax dollars his entire administration gave out?cc @VivekGRamaswamy @elonmusk @DOGE https://t.co/ulG36PQndL
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) December 13, 2024
The Department of Education dolled out over $1 BILLION dollars in DEI grants since 2021.
President Trump will end this woke BS on day one of his term.
America's kids will learn the subjects they're supposed to be taught, rather than being indoctrinated. https://t.co/o0ruWaz42l
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) December 12, 2024
No wonder too many kids struggle to read at grade level or do basic math.
DEI has ZERO PLACE in our schools.
Can’t wait for @Linda_McMahon to be Education Secretary so we can end this woke, left-wing NONSENSE.https://t.co/vGgk0kuoWm
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) December 12, 2024
