Former President Barack Obama’s Department of Education compelled states to adopt Common Core in exchange for waivers from the failed No Child Left Behind Program. State education departments readily complied under pain of losing federal funding. Ever since, they have unquestioningly collected and shared students' private personal information as a condition for keeping the federal dollars flowing, raising significant privacy concerns.

However, 16 states have resisted certifying the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, which the Trump administration has targeted as illegal racial discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Sixteen other states reportedly intend to certify. (The remaining 18 states are either still reviewing the issue or have responded only recently.)

The resistance here isn’t a Trump-versus-Obama phenomenon. For instance, state education departments embraced Republican George........

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