TURNING POINT USA: Illinois Math and Science Academy Faces Backlash Over Equity Training Requirements for Teachers
Teachers at the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA) are facing mandatory meetings with “Equity Instruction Coaches” as part of the school’s efforts to enforce diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)…
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Illinois Math and Science Academy uses “bias response system;” requires staff member to attend “coaching session around gender and sexuality, as well as appropriate use of pronouns”
Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request give an inside look into Illinois Math and Science Academy’s (IMSA) bias incident reporting system. The documents show how…
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Wake County Public School System adopts equity policy to “eliminate practices” to determine students in gifted programs and advanced classes; will use race as factor in hiring new employees
Wake County Public Schools has an equity policy that was adopted by the district on November 16, 2022. The policy states that “all employees must…
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DAILY CALLER: School Districts Slapped With Civil Rights Complaints Over Racially-Organized ‘Affinity Groups’
A parental rights organization filed civil-rights complaints against two school districts in Colorado on Friday, alleging they discriminated against parents by race.
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Community High School District 218 teachers share Illinois Education Association land acknowledgment in emails
Parents Defending Education received a land acknowledgment in an email exchange between two teachers from a public records request to Community High School District 218 that occurred in July 2021.
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English Landing Elementary School provides training to teachers on “implicit bias” and “microaggressions”
On April 20, 2024, English Landing Elementary School in Missouri posted on Facebook that staff “took time to learn, listen, and reflect around our AVID and…
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THE NATIONAL DESK: Debate ignites as schools push DEI hiring practices amidst teacher shortage
The U.S. is getting slammed for trying to push diversity, equity and inclusion policies when making critical decisions like hiring during a massive teacher and staff shortage.
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DEI Hiring: South Kingstown School District
South Kingstown School District’s policy 5415: Appointments and Promotions states that the “recruitment, hiring, and retaining teachers, staff, administrators, and coaches who identify as BIPOC shall be one…
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DEI Hiring: Lower Merion School District
A document titled Exploring workforce diversity and hiring practices in Lower Merion School District, a part of Lower Merion School…
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