Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren't considering race in admissions
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A federal judge has halted the Trump administration's effort to collect data from colleges on their admissions processes, citing a rushed and chaotic rollout. The administration had sought to collect data to ensure colleges were not considering race in admissions, but the judge ruled that the demand was not properly implemented.
A federal judge in Boston has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's data collection effort. The administration had ordered colleges to provide data on their admissions processes to ensure they were not considering race. The judge ruled that the demand was rolled out in a rushed and chaotic manner. The data collection was sparked by President Trump's concerns that colleges were using proxies to consider race in admissions. The ruling applies to public universities in 17 Democratic states that sued the administration. The Education Department had defended the effort, arguing that taxpayers deserve transparency on how money is spent at institutions that receive federal funding.
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