Lexington Public Schools teaches elementary students lessons about gender identity; provides training to teachers about toddlers who show racism
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a presentation that appears to be training for district staff at Lexington Public Schools. The document is titled “Serious Talks and…
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Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 has policy to ensure there will be a focus on LGBTQ issues and ethnic/religious identities
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 has a policy titled “Curriculum Content” that explains what material must be included in the curriculum taught to students.
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Essex Westford School District provides teachers with resource from Zinn Education Project, which advocates for schools to “abolish Columbus Day” and supports reparations
The Essex Westford School District has a page online titled “Resources for Teachers/Professional Staff.” One resource offered to teachers is from the political organization “…
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Essex Westford School District provides teachers with resources from Learning for Justice; one resource teaches that the “n-word” can mean “friend”
The Essex Westford School District has a page online titled “Resources for Teachers/Professional Staff.” Multiple resources provided by the school district for teachers to use are…
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Seattle Public Schools promotes “Stolen Land Acknowledgement” and “Stolen Black & Brown Labor Acknowledgement” in training presentation; provides training to “dismantle dominant cultural norms”
Parents Defending Education received 455 pages of documents from a public records request to Seattle Public Schools that contain training provided to teachers. One training session in the documents appears…
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Supreme Court asked to intervene in Fairfax and Virginia Tech education lawsuits
Plaintiffs challenging race-based admissions at Thomas Jefferson High School and free-speech codes at Virginia Tech are seeking Supreme Court intervention in a pair of Virginia education lawsuits.
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THE NATIONAL DESK: Massachusetts school districts promote ‘anti-racist’ affinity groups for White teachers
Two public school districts in Massachusetts, including the state’s largest, are promoting “anti-racist” affinity groups directed at White staff members.
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Howard County Public School System provides teachers with “mandatory training video” that tells them to adopt the district’s controversial Black Lives Matter curriculum
On August 20, 2023, Inside The Classroom reported on X (formerly Twitter) that the Howard County Public School System provided a “mandatory training video” to teachers…
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Boston Public Schools heavily promotes affinity groups for staff; specifically pushes affinity groups for staff who identify as white
Boston Public Schools appears to place a significant focus on affinity groups. The district has an “Anti-Racism Resources” page online that states:…
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