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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Newton North High School principal serves as racial equity consultant for other schools; received $10,000 from Marblehead Public Schools for training staff and students
Henry Turner serves as the principal of Newton North High School in Massachusetts. Parents Defending Education previously reported how he has a…
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Warwick Public Schools provides students with Panorama surveys; pays Panorama Education $83,000 per year for services
On March 29, 2023, WJAR reported that Warwick Public Schools used Panorama Education to provide surveys to students. The news outlet reported that the district…
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Transgender activist provides training for staff at Thompson School District
Several community members reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a transgender activist called Silen Wellington providing professional development training to staff at the Thompson School District. PDE submitted a…
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Mesa County Valley School District partners with health care organization to bring clinics to schools
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Mesa County Valley School District requesting documents and information on the district’s relationship with the health care organization MarillacHealth. The…
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Emails reveal school district sought out advice from St. Louis Children’s Hospital transgender center regarding multiple fifth graders transitioning at the same time
In 2021, a staff member at Parkway Schools reached out to the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital for advice on how to manage…
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