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Trump Admin Proposes Stripping Tax-Exempt Status from Race-Based Schools
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In Short: The Trump administration has proposed revoking tax-exempt status for schools that use race-based preferences, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or diversity-enhancing do not change their discriminatory nature, according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The proposal would not prohibit schools from helping disadvantaged students using race-neutral criteria such as income, geography, or first-generation status.
In other news, the Trump administration has also taken action against commercial driving schools, shutting down 110 schools and seeking to shut down another 160 for issues including unlicensed instructors and missing documentation.
These actions come as investigators with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have identified problems at driving schools, impacting thousands of truck drivers who failed English language proficiency tests.
This information is background: The facts provided pertain to the Trump administration's actions in 2019, focusing on commercial driving schools and tax-exempt status for race-based schools.
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