司法部就一项基于种族的教师贷款方案起诉罗德岛,称该方案歧视白人教师。 The DOJ sued Rhode Island over a race-based teacher loan program, claiming it discriminates against white teachers.

美国司法部起诉罗德岛教育和普罗维登斯公立学校部的教师贷款豁免方案,该方案向彩色教育者提供高达25 000美元的债务减免,指控该方案违反民权法歧视白人教师。 The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Rhode Island's Department of Education and Providence Public Schools over a teacher loan forgiveness program that offers up to $25,000 in debt relief to educators of color, alleging it discriminates against white teachers in violation of civil rights laws. 该方案在罗得岛基金会的支持下于2021年启动,旨在通过优先考虑确认为黑人、土著人、亚洲人、拉丁人、双种族或多种族的申请人,增加教育工作者的多样性。 The program, launched in 2021 with support from the Rhode Island Foundation, aims to increase diversity among educators by prioritizing applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino, biracial, or multiracial. 这场诉讼是特朗普政府挑战多样性倡议的更广泛努力的一部分, 寻求停止这项计划, 并为因种族原因被排斥在外的白人教师提供救济。 The lawsuit, part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to challenge diversity initiatives, seeks to halt the program and provide relief to white teachers excluded due to race.