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A UNC-Chapel Hill program partnering with a dozen community colleges across the state has lost a federal grant to help train future preschool teachers to better serve students with disabilities. It’s part of the U.S. Department of Education’s crackdown on grants promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill has been running the SCRIPT-NC program since 2011, contributing to special education training for about 10,000 community college students taking classes to pursue work in the child care industry.

UNC-Chapel Hill is planning to appeal the decision.