Arlington Public Schools pays Panorama Education over $90,000 for surveys and training; gives elementary students Panorama surveys asking if they are transgender
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Arlington Public Schools seeking the district’s contracts with Panorama Education. The district provided PDE with three contracts with Panorama Education. The…
Mercer Island School District superintendent appeared concerned with what community members sympathizing with Hamas would think of statement; provides resource linking to organization that attacked Israel
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Mercer Island School District seeking any emails from the superintendent or board members as well as statements sent to families,…
THE FEDERALIST: The Fight Against Sexualizing Kids Doesn’t Just Win Debates, It Wins Elections
During his debate with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday night, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis was at his strongest on contentious culture-war issues, such as the merits of transgender…
Arlington Public School District offers cookies to school with most completed Panorama surveys
The Arlington Public Schools are offering cookies to the school with the highest participation rate in the district-wide Panorama surveys. The superintendent included news of the contest in her…
Stafford Middle School chooses to represent “Palestine” at districtwide fair, ignoring the existence of Israel
On November 27, 2023, Just The News reported that Stafford County Public Schools held a districtwide fair where schools could pick to represent foreign countries “to…
Hillcrest High School students wave Palestinian flag and destroy property protesting teacher’s support of Israel; teacher forced to hide in locked office
The New York Post reported that students at Hillcrest High School in New York participated in a “pre-planned protest” that lasted for nearly two hours over…
Districts’ Responses to Questions on Addressing Antisemitism
On November 3, PDE contacted the DEI officers or other leadership of 26 districts across the country to ask them 3 questions: Has [District]’s Department of [Equity and Inclusion] developed…
South Burlington School District introduces draft policy to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents; will teach students as young as pre-kindergarten about LGBTQ issues and gender ideology in curriculum
South Burlington School District’s board members held a first reading of a draft policy titled “Transgender and Nonbinary Student Policy” at the November 15, 2023, board meeting. The policy describes…
Tilden Middle School teacher makes antisemitic claims on social media; calls the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel a hoax
On November 16, 2023, The Washington Post reported that a teacher at Tilden Middle School within Montgomery County Public Schools “is on leave after screenshots of…