LiberatED: K-12 Liberated Ethnic Studies Industrial Complex
The Money and Influence of Ethnic Studies Total school districts: 55 Total spent by districts on ethnic studies: $17,520,788.51 Total federal funds (ESSER/ Title funds) used: $10,127,660.72 SUMMARY The…
NJ EDUCATION REPORT: Three Headlines From New NAEP Reading Scores
The latest Nation’s Report Card is out. America is getting another educational wake up call and the big question is: will our leaders keep hitting snooze?…
Back to School Night “Scavenger Hunt”
Who is your Superintendent? Who is your Principal? What is your attendance policy? What is an excused vs. unexcused absence? What opt-outs are available to parents? What are…
Defending Ed Signs Letter in Support of Eliminating Discrimination and Affirmative Action Plans in Apprenticeship Programs
Defending Education (DE) is a national grassroots organization working to restore schools at all levels from activists imposing harmful agendas. Through network and coalition building, investigative reporting, civil rights…
FREE PRESS: Can China See What Your Kid is Reading?
If your child attends elementary school in the United States, there is a good chance that the school uses an online reading tool called Epic. Epic hosts over 40,000 books—and…
DAILY CALLER: Exclusive: Parental Rights Groups Rip Teachers Union Bosses Boycotting Target Instead of Helping Kids
Parental rights advocates and conservative groups are outraged that one of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions is rallying against retail giant Target for scaling back its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion…
LiberatED: San Diego Unified School District’s ethnic studies courses include texts on “white fragility” and “white privilege”; additional courses teach students to develop a “critical consciousness” by teaching them “critical theory” and “critical race theory.”
SUMMARY San Diego Unified School District’s ethnic studies courses feature content such as critical race theory, oppression, privilege, power, white fragility, and whiteness. Courses also include Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy…
LiberatED: Fremont Unified School District
In March 2025, the Fremont Unified School District adopted its Ethnic Studies curriculum in the 2024/2025 school year for all 9th-grade students, stating it will become a requirement for the…
LiberatED: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
An ethnic studies course proposed for the 2025/2026 school year at Rancho Cotate High School in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District aims to help students: “Understand the politics of…