Mequon Thiensville School parents move to recall school board members for ‘abdication of voting rights’ and wasteful spending, including $42,000 for ‘equity’ training
In 2020, parents in Mequon, Wisconsin, launched a recall campaign against four school board members in the Mequon Thiensville School District, alleging that the board members…
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Woodland School District’s teacher trainings taught by Glenn Singleton’s Pacific Education Group, “Racism is by definition a form of oppression exercised by the dominant racial group (white people).”
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50’s Strategic Plan Update Report Year 3 states, “Woodland has scheduled Beyond Diversity training with Glenn Singleton’s Pacific EducationGroup. The first Beyond Diversity training…
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Berkley Schools commit to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and use the word “belonging” to mean much more
The district has promised to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion work. The district’s commitment and core beliefs that appear on the website focus on the importance of “belonging” but some…
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Moses Brown (a Friends school) administers intersectionality survey during 8th grade math class; sends home book list that has some parents concerned; publishes 14-page DEI plan
Several parents from Moses Brown, an independent school in Providence, Rhode Island, reached out to Parents Defending Education with concerns about a survey administered to their 8th grade children during…
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North Thurston Public Schools passes ‘Equity in Education’ resolution that singles out ‘White dominant culture’
On Feb. 20, 2021, North Thurston Public Schools passed “RESOLUTION NO. 2-20/21 EQUITY IN EDUCATION,” which mandated including “Ethnic Studies, Anti-Racism Education and Culturally Responsive Practices.”…
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Fort Worth Independent School District Spends Big Money on Equity Consultants and Programming
In July 2021, Texas Scorecard published a report, detailing how much the Fort Worth ISD spends each year on diversity consultants and programming. A single meeting with a consultant…
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Manhattan Beach Schools hires consultant for ‘equity, diversity and social justice’
Manhattan Beach Schools has hired outside consultants to do “anti-racism” training and work and “diversity, equity and inclusion” programming. In June 2020, as community activists responded to the killing of…
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Point Pleasant Beach School District presentation highlights professional development that includes lecture by Ibram X. Kendi, training on discussing gender in the classroom, partnership with outside equity consultant
On May 25th, 2021 the Point Pleasant Beach School District published a report to highlight the district’s progress in equity and opportunity. The presentation appears to be, at…
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Westport School District Partners With NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; parents object
In a memo on June 4, 2020, to the Board of Education members, the incoming (at that time) superintendent of schools outlined his Goals for the Strategic Entry Plan…
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