North Kansas City Schools appears to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents; tells staff that students as young as kindergarten are not too young to learn about gender issues; compares transgender identity to being left handed
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to North Kansas City Schools seeking any guidance from the district regarding transgender issues. The school district provided PDE with numerous documents…
PDE Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in West Virginia v. B. P. J.
Congress overwhelmingly passed Title IX in 1972. See 118 Cong. Rec. 6,277 (Mar. 1, 1972) (Senate: 88-6); 118 Cong. Rec. 16,842 (May 11, 1972) (House: 275-125). Title IX’s core prohibition…
Wenatchee School District has transgender policy that explicitly mandates staff keep secrets from parents; district explains that telling parents can be “dangerous”
The Wenatchee School District has a policy titled “Gender Inclusive Schools” that explicitly mandates staff to keep the gender identity of students hidden from parents. The policy states at the…
Dearborn Public Schools superintendent wrote letter telling staff to encourage students “not to pick sides” after Hamas attacked Israel; teacher appears to be reprimanded for stating “Palestine” is not a country
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Dearborn Public Schools seeking emails from the district’s superintendent and board members regarding Israel for the first couple of weeks after…
AMERICAN GREATNESS: Tear Down the Walz
Many political pundits had opined that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would be Kamala Harris’s best running mate. He’s a moderate who hails from a swing state that could push the…
Milwaukee Public Schools’ Alexander Hamilton High School’s ethnic studies course teaches students to ‘recognize how white privilege functions in everyday social structures and institutions.’
Milwaukee Public Schools’ Alexander Hamilton High School’s Comparative Ethnic Studies course topics include “colorblind racism” and “white privilege.” Course learning outcomes state that students will “develop an understanding…
JUST THE NEWS: Rhode Island school district outsourced intimidation of activist mom to teachers unions: lawsuit
After getting too much national attention for threat to sue Nicole Solas for her flood of public records requests, South Kingston School Committee passed the baton to NEA affiliates, First…
CorruptED
Colleges of Education and the Teacher as Activist Pipeline Total number of states: 34 Total number of universities: 67 Total number of syllabi: 112 Total number of course catalogs/descriptions: 58…
Parents Defending Education Files Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal in Title IX Lawsuit
The Department’s Title IX rule is currently enjoined in all 26 States that challenged it. Why should it suddenly (and fully) go into force in only four of those States…