Dept of Education rips AP for 'inaccurate, dangerous' claim that it neglects Black students

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. 'Outnumbered' discusses President Donald Trump's Supreme Court victory allowing him to massively reduce the size of the Department of Education. The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday clapped back at The Associated Press’ (AP) story accusing the administration of neglecting Black students, saying its headline was "inaccurate and dangerous." "It’s typical of @AP to cast ED’s important civil rights investigations as black vs. white issues when we see students of ALL races struggle academically," the ED posted on X. The AP wrote that the federal government has historically attempted to remedy "systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color." The report took issue with the current ED stripping "funding from some districts that used it to create magnet schools intended to be more diverse." TRUMP ADMIN CRACKS DOWN ON COLORADO