The Merced City School District has contracted with consultants for over $900,000 in the last year to facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and race-based programming for students
SUMMARY Since 2025, the Merced City School District in California has spent $913,423 on consultants for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and race-based student programming. These contracts include…
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West Hartford Public Schools years-long equity goals: hiring based on color, a $20,000 equity contract, and trainings on privilege and oppression
Summary A $20,000 contract signed in 2023 between West Hartford Public Schools (WHPS) and Recenter Race & Equity Inc. consisted of years-long equity-based goals, including trainings for the Board of…
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THE CENTER SQUARE: District implements $20k diversity and equity programs
West Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut entered into a $20,000 contract in 2023 with an education consulting organization focused on equity and racial justice, to address diversity and inclusion in…
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Fairfax County Public Schools provided China-affiliated organization with curriculum information used for students
Defending Education previously reported that Fairfax County Public Schools and nonprofit arm Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund (TJPF) had a relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. The…
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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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Equitable Grading
Total states: 11 Total districts: 42 Total dollars spent: $9,203,419.75 Total federal funds used: $4,561,450 SUMMARY From 2014 to 2025, 42 school districts across eleven states have paid…
Investigations
DividED: Hayward Unified School District
Total paid to consultant for race-based program: $806,660 Total federal funds used: $190,380* *This is an incomplete number due to unclear breakdowns in funds used in several contracts.
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DividED: Elk Grove Unified School District
Total paid to consultants for race-based programming: $7,726,910 Total federal funds used: $3,608,010 SUMMARY Elk Grove Unified School District appears to be currently running race and sex-based programming…
Incidents
DividED: San Juan Unified School District
Total paid to consultants for race-based programming: $976,725 SUMMARY San Juan Unified School District appears to be currently running race and sex-based programming focusing on “young men of…
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