The cut of STEM education dominates the termination of NSF grant
More than half the terminated grants …
… and nearly three -quarters of their value of $ 1 billion are in education
The cut is felt throughout the country. Grant Watch also created a map of the United States, showing that both the Reds and the Blue The United States is losing federal research dollars.
It remains unclear how NSF chooses which grants to cancel and exactly who makes the decisions. Weekly waves of cuts began after the Ministry of Government Efficiency or Dog entered the NSF headquarters in mid -April. Only 40 percent of the terminated grants were also in a database Of the 3400 research grants drawn up last year by Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican in Texas. Cruz characterized They, as “dubious projects that encourage diversity, justice and inclusion (DEI) or the advanced neo -Marxist class propaganda for war.” Sixty percent were not on the Cruz list.
Other NSF abbreviations also affect education. Earlier this year, NSF reduced half of the number of new students to support by postgraduate 2000 to 1000S Universities are undergoing hearing this summer if the NSF will continue to support students who are already part of the research program.
Developing history
NSF viewers still compiled a list of grants that were discontinued on May 9, the latest fourth round of research cuts. It was unclear whether any research grants to promote justice in STEM education remained active.
The Justice Department for High Achievement at the STEM, the Unit of the Education Directorate, is a sunset, according to an email on May 9, sent to NSF employees and received from the Hechinger report, and all its employees were fired. According to the email, this “reduction of power” will be completed by July 12. However, later on May 9, Federal Judge in San Francisco Temporarily blocks the Trump administration From the application of the dismissal of “reduction of power” of federal employees in NSF and 19 other agencies.
Within Louis Stokes alliances for the participation of minorities (Lsamp) and Eddie Bernis Initiative Johnsonwhich encourages the participation of STEM for disabled students.
The process of reviewing and approving new grant awards was thrown into chaos with Elimination of all NSF Department DepartmentA group of average managers who were deprived of their powers on May 8. In addition, NSF They cut their ranks to their most urgent leaders and visiting scientists, engineers and teachersS This leaves many leadership positions in NSF uncertain, including the head of the entire educational directorate.
Legal update
Initial hearing for a A group of three legal cases from educational researchers The Ministry of Education is scheduled for May 16. During the hearing, a Federal Judge in Washington, Colombia District, will hear arguments whether the court should temporarily restore the termination of research and data collection and return the dismissed officers to the education department until it considers whether the Trump administration exceeded its executive.
The first hearing, scheduled for May 9, was postponed. In the hearing on May 16, the court will consider two similar proposals from two different cases: one submitted by the Association for Financing and Education Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education (IHEP), and the other filed by the National Academy of Education (NAED) and the National Council for Education Measurement (NCME). A third claim from the American Association for Educational Research (AERA) and the SREE Society (SREE) has been filed with the Federal Court of Maryland and will not be part of the May 16 hearing.
This story about Shortening NSF education was written by Jill Barchay and produced by Hachinger’s reportNon -profit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Point and others Hachinger BulletinsS
