(The Center Square) – Diversity, equity and inclusion principles will still be promoted to American students through AI that’s been infused with the identity-based ideology, despite educational institutions’ recent backtracking, a new report from Defending Education warns.
Investigative reporter for Defending Education Casey Ryan told The Center Square: “In an attempt to save face last year, many universities pretended to backtrack in public-facing actions and statements from the DEI priorities and programs that they had supported and funded for years at the taxpayer expense.
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