The Department of Education is investigating a complaint filed by Parents Defending Education, a conservative nonprofit, “alleging that [Chicago Public Schools] has an academic-achievement initiative that discriminates against students on the basis of race,” according to a press release.

The complaint concerns a recent program aimed at helping Black students academically, the Black Students Success Plan, and claims that it “violates Title VI” of the Civil Rights Act “by focusing on remedial measures only for Black students, despite acknowledging that Chicago students of all races struggle academically,” the release states.

The news follows a threat, which cited the same section of the Civil Rights Act, issued by the Trump administration earlier this month to cut off more than $1 billion in federal funding to CPS over programs that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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