Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 11/14

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Exclusive: Multiple Teacher Recruitment Programs Accused Of Racial Rigging, Prompting Civil Rights Investigations

https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/13/exclusive-multiple-teacher-recruitment-programs-accused-of-racial-rigging-prompting-civil-rights-investigations/

Four teacher preparation programs receiving federal dollars are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education after it received “credible reports” that they illegally discriminate by targeting aid toward non-white teachers.

According to information obtained by The Federalist, these programs are “designed to recruit, retain, and support future educators,” but some also operate with explicit racial intent to artificially alter the “diversity” of a teacher workforce by providing services based on race. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is conducting the investigation, said the programs could be in violation both of Title VI and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for race or sex discrimination, respectively.
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The programs come from both institutions of higher education and state education agencies.

The City University of New York (CUNY) is under investigation for its NYC Men Teach Program which “aims to improve the diversity of the NYC teaching workforce by adding 1,000 male teachers of color into the teacher pipeline,” according to its website. ... .

The University of Maryland (UMD) School of Education received a nearly $100,000 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Teacher Quality and Diversity Grant Program, providing aid to “students from groups historically underrepresented in the teaching profession.” It specifies that “historically underrepresented” meant “African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Hispanics/Latinos, those from low-income backgrounds, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities.”
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Minnesota has two entities under investigation: the state Department of Education and the state Office of Higher Education.

Through its Education Tuition Assistance Program, which provides scholarships and stipends to teacher preparation programs, the department is able to target grants toward “teacher candidates of color and American Indian teacher candidates.”

[SVPete]

Khanna’s Wife Sold NVIDIA Stock Before Chinese Spy Scandal Broke

https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/11/khannas-wife-sold-nvidia-stock-before-chinese-spy-scandal-broke/

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and his wife, Ritu Ahuja, have come under fire for selling NVIDIA stock before the Chinese spy story broke.

NVIDIA hit trouble when news broke that the Trump administration received a memo that then-CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
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Khanna also sits on the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, which investigates China’s attempts to steal U.S. technology.

Khanna also serves on the Taiwan Caucus and the High Tech Caucus.

From The New York Post:

The trust benefiting the Bay Area congressman’s wife, Ritu Ahuja, sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Nvidia shares on Sept. 4 and again Oct. 7, according to disclosures tracked by Capitol Trades.

The second sale came one day after Nvidia hit its all-time high.

Since then, shares have tanked 30% after Huang, 63, admitted to an extramarital affair with suspected Chinese honeypot Alice Huang. He resigned in disgrace Thursday after reports surfaced of a second affair with Nvidia exec Kimberly Powell, his direct report.
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The family also sold other shares in October from Walmart, Adobe, and Boston Scientific.
Khanna also sold shares in May, around the time when the memo circulated among officials.