Biden administration approved race-based teacher hiring scheme shortly before shuttering

Days before Donald Trump took office, the Biden Department of Education opened an application for $75 million worth of grant funding aimed at recruiting and retaining more nonwhite teachers, according to federal records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

The program, dubbed Supporting Effective Educator Development, makes tens of millions of dollars available to eligible nonprofit groups to increase “educator diversity” and to support an existing “diverse educator workforce.” Among other things, the program’s description claims that some minority students won’t reach their full potential unless they’re taught by educators who share their racial or ethnic background.