Oakland Unified School District paid consultants over $40,000 to facilitate anti-racist affinity groups for white educators and staff with a focus on ‘unlearning whiteness’
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has paid $45,300 since 2022 to three consultants to facilitate race-based affinity groups for staff members. Over $40,000 of the districts funds were used…
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Newton Public Schools introduces new “Affinity Group Coordinator” positions to help manage “LGBTQ+” and “Staff of Color” affinity groups
On March 27, 2025, Newton Public Schools’ “Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” sent an email to staff “to announce an opportunity to support and strengthen our staff affinity groups…
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American Association of School Administrators hosts race-based affinity groups at National Conference on Education
On March 6, 2025, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) posted on X that the organization “for the first time” would be “offering two affinity…
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Bellingham Public Schools’ Affirmative Action Report states that the district will prioritize retaining ‘staff of color at our most highly impacted schools’ when reducing certified staff; race-based affinity groups for staff
Bellingham Public Schools’ Affirmative Action Report states that the district will prioritize the retainment of “staff of color” when the need to reduce certified staff arises, and provide…
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Sequoia Union High School District has guidance for affinity groups
The Sequoia Union High School District has “Affinity Group Guidelines” posted online. Affinity groups are groups of people segregated by identityf characteristics, such as race and…
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Kirkwood School District continues to push DEI and affinity groups in “Staff of Color” newsletter despite President Trump’s executive orders
The Kirkwood School District has a “Staff of Color Newsletter” dated January 2025 that appears to push back against President Donald Trump’s executive orders prohibiting DEI…
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Conservative nonprofits battle racial discrimination in education fueled by DEI
Racial discrimination in education has been illegal for 60 years, but race-exclusive programs continue to crop up at K-12 schools and universities in the name of promoting diversity, equity and…
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THE WESTERN JOURNAL: Federal Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against DC Public Schools, Disturbing Allegations Listed
District of Columbia Public Schools discriminate among students based on race with an “affinity group” program, according to a federal civil rights complaint filed earlier this month by parental rights…
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JUST THE NEWS: Parents group files civil rights complaint against DC schools for kids group open only to minorities
The group, Parents Defending Education, filed the complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights.
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