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Gunston Middle School promotes STEM event for young women that specifically mentions “cis,” “trans,” and “non-binary” students
Gunston Middle School in Arlington Public Schools sent out a notification to parents alerting them that the “the University of Virginia’s Society of Women Engineers will be hosting Middle…
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Jefferson Union High School District’s ethnic studies curriculum features oppression and privilege, Gender Unicorn, 1619 Project, and “Palestinian Dispossession” of lands, identity, and culture through “Zionist settler colonialism”
SUMMARY Jefferson Union High School District’s (CA) ethnic studies curriculum features topics such as intersectionality, oppression, privilege, and settler colonialism; and lessons that include The Gender Unicorn,…
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North Monterey County Unified School District ethnic studies course includes critical race theory and its tenets, whiteness, and the Wheel of Power/Privilege; a unit slide also references Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ as evidence that the United States was intentionally targeting ‘Muslim communities’
SUMMARY Documents shared with Defending Education by a concerned parent reveals that North Monterey County Unified School District’s ethnic studies course includes critical race theory and its…
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King Philip Middle School promotes pride mural to students; King Philip Regional School District has “educational equity” policy to use “gender identity” to inform district decisions
King Philip Middle School in Massachusetts has a large pride mural in a public space so that young students can easily see it. The mural notably contains the progress…
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Framingham Public Schools’ ‘LGBTQ Support’ webpage promotes healthcare centers that provide access to ‘medical transition’ services such as puberty blockers, ‘gender-affirming hormone therapy,’ and surgical referrals
SUMMARY Framingham Public Schools’ (MA) “LGBTQ Support” webpage promotes healthcare centers that provide access to “medical transition” services such as puberty blockers, “gender-affirming hormone therapy,” and surgical…
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Jefferson County Public Schools pays DC law firm $400 per hour to defend policies allowing males (who identify as girls) to use female facilities and play in female sports
Department of Education Investigates Jefferson County Public Schools On June 3, 2026, the Department of Education issued a warning letter against Jefferson County…
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The Illinois Math and Science Academy helped organize and fund a Black student graduation, emails reveal
SUMMARY Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal that the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA) helped organize and fund a Black student…
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Montgomery County Public Schools spent over $1.5 million of taxpayer money on attorney fees defending decision to prohibit parents from opting their children out of LGBTQ lessons in Mahmoud v. Taylor case
Defending Education submitted a public records request to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for all records of fees and salaries that the district paid to attorneys and law firms…
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