Anchorage School District leans hard into antiracism
The Anchorage School District (ASD) has provided a list of “Equity Resources“; books on the list include: Antiracist Baby by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi How to be an Antiracist by…
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Tucson Unified School District replaces constitutional literacy with racial resentment and activism
During the pandemic, Tucson Unified School District — the third largest school district in Arizona — released an ‘American Government Week 1” learning guide for students to teach them to identify…
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Litchfield Elementary School District forces through equity plan despite community objections
On December 8, 2020, The Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) voted to create a District Equity Statement. The statement notes “We subscribe to author Ibram X. Kendi’s definition: ‘One…
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La Crescenta High School English Class Uses Cartoon to Illustrate White Privilege
During the week of May 3, 2021, an English teacher presented this graphic in class as part of a class lesson. PDE contacted the district for comment, but received…
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Gahanna-Jefferson commits to being an “antiracist school district committed to social justice” (but opts not to define any of those terms)
Several parents of students in the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools have reached out to Parents Defending Education with concerns about the district’s Equity and Access For All plan. (You can…
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Success Story: Clear Creek ISD adds to its ‘Controversial Issues’ policy to ban ‘race or sex scapegoating’
The Clear Creek Independent School District passed language to revamp its "Controversial Issues" policy, banning "race or sex stereotyping or race or sex scapegoating."…
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Chronology of Events: How critical race theory creeped into Fairfax County Public Schools
Chronology of Events March 20, 2014 — FCPS last reviewed its “Controversial Issues” policy and its procedures said, “Such studies shall be carried out in an atmosphere of freedom…
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Fairfax County sends biased survey to community as part of plan to develop new “Anti-Racism” policy
On May 6, 2021, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand sent parents and community members a biased survey co-written by Leadership Academy, a consulting firm that the school district…
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Fairfax County recommends revising ‘Controversial Issues Policy’ so teachers don’t have to be ‘impartial’ but rather take a ‘clear position’ on ‘matters of contemporary controversy’
In a Dec. 8, 2020, meeting, the Fairfax County School Board Governance Committee discussed revising its “Controversial Issues Policy,” P3280.3, so that teachers…
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