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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
The Arizona State Board of Education voted to start removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language from state standards, a move spurred by Superintendent Tom Horne, who cited a federal order and the risk of losing nearly $866 million in school funding.
Horne argues terms like "equitable" now promote "equal results by race" over merit. The decision was met with opposition from parents and educators who contend the removal attacks historical accuracy and support for students’ diverse needs.
During public comment, one woman said: "I don’t believe that the original authors of Arizona’s teaching standards ever intended the DEI terms to mean what they’ve come to mean in recent years. In our standards, equity simply meant giving every student fair access to learning, seating a child where they can hear, providing large print, or pre-teaching vocabulary for English learners. But nationally, these same terms were reinterpreted in ways the authors never foresaw. And in some cases, this led to lower academic expectations or disruptions that families did not support."
FOX 10’s Ellen McNamara has the details.
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