Corpus Christi Independent School District pays Second Step over $70,000 for Social Emotional Learning curriculum; rejects PDE request for copy of Second Step curriculum
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Corpus Christi Independent School District seeking copies of lesson plans from the district’s Social Emotional Learning curriculum Second Step and…
Incidents
Panorama Education invoices reveal use of Silicon Valley Bank for payments received
Obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, documents reveal that Panorama Education was using Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) to collect payments from districts across the country. The invoices show…
Investigations
Transgender activist provides training for teachers at Poudre School District
Several community members reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a transgender activist called Silen Wellington providing professional development training to teachers at the Poudre School District. PDE submitted a…
Incidents
North Kansas City Schools pays Panorama Education at least $270,000 for services, including student surveys
North Kansas City Schools has contracts with Panorama Education posted online for the past several years, including the 2023-2024 school year. The contract for the 2023-2024…
Incidents
Gwinnett County Public Schools signed contract with pair of consulting firms for $750,000 over an eight-month period to implement ‘Liberatory Design’
In November of 2022, Gwinnett County Public Schools agreed to an eight-month contract for $750,000 to implement “professional learning, collaborative learning communities, coaching, and curriculum” to “cultivate culture and…
Incidents
Columbus City Schools paid consultants $24,000 for professional development on “queer and trans inclusion” that included the “wheel of power/privilege” and a recommendation that districts hide student records from parents
PDE has learned via a public records request that the Columbus City Schools paid $24,200.83 to consultants to present for two days on “Queer and Trans inclusion.” The…
Incidents
Old Rochester Regional School District has paid Panorama over $30,000 for services and surveys
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Old Rochester Regional School District requesting contracts and invoices that the district had with Panorama Education from January 2018 through…
Incidents
Manchester Essex Regional School District pays over $11,000 to Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for training programs; pays Yale at least $30,000 for services to implement Social Emotional Learning
Concerned community members provided Parents Defending Education with invoices between the Manchester Essex Regional School District and controversial organizations that were received through public records requests. The school district…
Incidents
DAILY CALLER: Principal Of School That Limited Play Auditions On Race Paid Thousands To Consult On Racial ‘Equity’
The principal of a Massachusetts high school that limited play auditions on the basis of race was paid thousands to consult other schools on racial equity, according to invoices obtained…
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