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Oakland Unified School District paid consultants over $40,000 to facilitate anti-racist affinity groups for white educators and staff with a focus on ‘unlearning whiteness’
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has paid $45,300 since 2022 to three consultants to facilitate race-based affinity groups for staff members. Over $40,000 of the districts funds were used…
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Newton Public Schools introduces new “Affinity Group Coordinator” positions to help manage “LGBTQ+” and “Staff of Color” affinity groups
On March 27, 2025, Newton Public Schools’ “Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” sent an email to staff “to announce an opportunity to support and strengthen our staff affinity groups…
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American Association of School Administrators hosts race-based affinity groups at National Conference on Education
On March 6, 2025, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) posted on X that the organization “for the first time” would be “offering two affinity…
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Bellingham Public Schools’ Affirmative Action Report states that the district will prioritize retaining ‘staff of color at our most highly impacted schools’ when reducing certified staff; race-based affinity groups for staff
Bellingham Public Schools’ Affirmative Action Report states that the district will prioritize the retainment of “staff of color” when the need to reduce certified staff arises, and provide…
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Sequoia Union High School District has guidance for affinity groups
The Sequoia Union High School District has “Affinity Group Guidelines” posted online. Affinity groups are groups of people segregated by identityf characteristics, such as race and…
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Kirkwood School District continues to push DEI and affinity groups in “Staff of Color” newsletter despite President Trump’s executive orders
The Kirkwood School District has a “Staff of Color Newsletter” dated January 2025 that appears to push back against President Donald Trump’s executive orders prohibiting DEI…
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Newton Public Schools publishes report promoting gender ideology to students; district expands affinity groups for staff
Newton Public Schools has a report posted online titled “The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion End-of-Year Report” for the 2023-2024 school year. This report states…
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Transgender student creates hit list of families and staff at Watertown Public Schools; school district discusses creating LGBTQ affinity group as “empathy for the creator” of the list
A concerned community member informed Parents Defending Education that a transgender student in middle school within Watertown Public Schools created a hit list with the names of families and staff…
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