Biden Justice Department spent over $100 million on DEI-related grants for K-12

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President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice doled out over $100 million in grants relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion for K-12, a new Parents Defending Education report found.

Over $45 million went to project proposals that mention restorative practices or social-emotional learning, according to the report, while over $32 million went to proposals directly tied to DEI. Additionally, almost $20 million went to consultants proposing concepts such as critical race theory, critical gender theory, and queer theory, and over $10 million went to DEI-related hiring proposals.

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