Forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government amounts to a violation of free speech, the organizations say, and the directive is vague.

A new lawsuit accuses the Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race.

A U.S. teachers union on Tuesday sued to block a Trump administration policy that would withhold federal funds from schools that teach lessons about systemic racism and other so-called diversity, equity and inclusion topics.