How Trump’s anti-DEI shift unraveled a successful federal investment in Maine schools

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 1,832

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Three years ago, a handful of Maine school districts struggling with student mental health needs applied for a federal grant to help them hire school counselors and social workers. The grant applications included a commitment to hiring staff that represented their particular community and understood its needs.

The grant — part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that Congress passed in 2022 in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting in Texas — provided …

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