SAN ANTONIO – As part of his plan to reform education, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he wants to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at K-12 public schools.
Last week, Abbott posted on X (formerly Twitter), “This session, we will ban DEI in K-12 grades and cut funding. No taxpayer dollars will be used to fund DEI in our schools. Schools must focus on fundamentals of education, not indoctrination.”
However, DEI supporters dislike the idea. They argue that DEI offices have helped give African-American, Latino, LGBTQ+ and other minorities a seat at the table…