Hartford Public Schools paid consultant over $400,000 for restorative practices trainings, which includes $83,000 for ‘travel expenses.’
According to documents available through the district’s board website, Hartford Public Schools contracted with the International Institute of Restorative Practices (IIRP) for $445,195 over three years; fees include…
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Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is paying Panorama Education over $270,000 for surveys and services
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 seeking contracts with Panorama Education and Panorama surveys provided to students, staff, and families.
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School district has a one-year, $150,000 contract with consultant for antiracism audit and trainings, staff recognizing their ‘culpability in uploading whiteness,’ and ‘affinity spaces for Black students.’
The West Contra Costa Unified School District approved a one-year contract with Harvest Consulting on August 2, 2023, for $150,000 to train administrators and staff in recognizing…
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Oakland Unified School District’s restorative justice implementation guide includes templates for ‘Race & Gender Equity’ circles that focus on ‘feelings’ about race, ‘straight or heterosexual privilege,’ and ‘white privilege.’
The Oakland Unified School District Restorative Justice programming features a document titled “restorative justice implementation guide – A Whole School Approach” that includes “Race & Gender Equity…
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Austin Independent School District celebrates “Decade of Pride” in March; promotes LGBTQ activities for elementary students
On March 13, 2024, Mollie Dawson Elementary School of the Austin Independent School District posted on Facebook that the district celebrated “Pride Week” and a “Decade…
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Nebo School District provided training to staff that appears to explain the gender identity of students can be hidden from parents; provided training on “implicit bias” that specifically targeted “white students”
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Nebo School District seeking any transgender guidance used for students. The district provided PDE with several training presentations for staff…
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Pro-Palestinian organization offers an ‘intensive in-person conference’ focused on training K-12 teachers to bring Palestinian ‘history, narratives, and culture’ into classrooms.
A teacher training called “Palestine in our Classrooms: Teaching to the Moment” presented by the Teach Palestine Project of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) will focus on “incorporating…
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Chappaqua Central School District promotes affinity groups for students; commissioned equity audit that pushes district to hire employees based on race
The Chappaqua Central School District has a section on its website dedicated to “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” On a DEI page labeled as “…
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Chaparral High School provided training to teachers that had them single out students “lacking a sense of belonging”
On October 27, 2023, the parental rights organization Scottsdale Unites for Educational Integrity reported on X that Chaparral High School within the Scottsdale Unified School District…
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