A federal judge has ruled that funding for teacher training programs that are based on what the Trump administration has determined to be “divisive ideologies” must continue.
The arbitrary ruling comes from Judge Angel Kelley, who claimed a cutoff of funding for programs based on discriminatory agendas was “arbitrary and apricious.”
A report at the Hill explain the decision went against the Education Department’s decision to cut funding for those programs, under the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development, that have encouraged the leftist “diversity, equity and inclusion” agenda points.
Those emphasize special recognition for minorities and quotas, as well as equal outcomes not based on ability or expertise.
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Department of Education directive seeking to cut funding for teacher training programs the Trump administration believes are linked to “divisive ideologies.”
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley argued the directive is “arbitrary… pic.twitter.com/95ZM45MP9R
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) September 18, 2026
The ruling said the department cannot cut funding for those programs based on their DEI agendas.
The Hill reported, “in February 2025, the department moved to slash around $600 million in grants it didn’t like under the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs. ”
Kelley said the directive failed to explain the switch.
“Rather than confining the Directive to actions that are traditionally understood to constitute discrimination, the record instead reflects that Defendants terminated grants with topics such as ‘acknowledging … racism’ and ‘anti-racism’—activities expressly undertaken to oppose discrimination,” Kelley complained.
She also objected to the impact it would have on teacher preparation.
Kelley’s been part of the judiciary’s opposition to President Trump’s multiple agenda points:
🚨BREAKING – Judge Angel Kelley blocks President Trump’s NIH grant rate change, which would have saved American taxpayers over $300 million annually in federal spending. pic.twitter.com/O1NgTdb7Y5
— Red Line News (@RedLineNewsUSA) February 11, 2025
🚨 A Biden judge, Angel Kelley, just BLOCKED the Trump administration’s plan to END Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese nationals.
Meanwhile, DHS didn’t cut off TPS—they were letting it EXPIRE!
The Judicial Tyranny MUST END. pic.twitter.com/lcZt09lYJ5
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 30, 2025
The order of District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts to enjoin the Administration from removing slavery and other historical interpretations from national parks is, in my view, a major judicial overreach. It should be appealed… https://t.co/tQpgjBhJBd
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 14, 2026
