School play at Newton North High School restricted to only students who identify as “people of color”
Newton North High School has a theater called “Theatre Ink” to give students opportunities to audition and participate in plays. The school’s theater has a standalone…
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Carmel Central School District allows students to access Gender Queer book in libraries; school librarian uses position to push political issues
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education and provided an article from the Putnam County Press/Times explaining that Carmel Central School District’s Board of Education voted…
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Maryland teachers union offers $1,000 “BLM at School Year of Action” grants; menu of national demands includes mandatory ethnic studies and getting police out of schools
The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) is the 75,000-member Maryland affiliate of the National Education Association, which represents 3 million education employees across the country. MSEA seems to have formally…
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THE NATIONAL DESK: Schools changing admission standards to quickly achieve racial diversity, nonprofit says
Across the United States, admission to highly selective academic high schools, often called “exam schools,” has moved from objective, test-based student evaluations to a more subjective process. Some call this…
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Scarsdale Public Schools implement book into middle school curriculum that tells people who are “white” to “step aside”
On August 22, 2022, an assistant superintendent of Scarsdale Public Schools spoke at a Board of Education meeting about implementing the book This Book Is…
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FOX NEWS: Parents group files civil rights complaint against Colorado school district over policies in union agreement
The agreement directed the school to create mentoring and development programs for educators of color, without opening the programs up to all employees…
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DAILY WIRE: California School With ‘Social Justice Academy’ Has 19% Math Proficiency
A California high school with a “Social Justice Academy” is suffering in more traditional subjects like math, where students are getting dismal scores.
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Greeley West High School teacher assigns essay “Ethnic Hash” written by Critical Race Theory scholar
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education and provided an assignment given to students in a tenth grade English class at Greeley West High School that included…
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Fairfield Public Schools’ Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion retweets posts on Twitter demeaning “white people”
On August 4, 2022, CT Insider reported that the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Fairfield Public Schools retweeted posts on Twitter mocking and…
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