Massachusetts Teachers Association partnered with anti-Israel organization Massachusetts Peace Action to host webinar; webinar included anti-Israel sentiment and political activism
On October 26, 2024, the organization “Massachusetts Peace Action” hosted a webinar called “Books Not Bombs 2024: Increasing Federal Investment in Public Education.” The description…
West Des Moines Community Schools has multiple district acknowledgements: a land acknowledgement, a labor acknowledgement, a trauma acknowledgment and one about sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
A Freedom of Information Act request reveals that West Des Moines Community Schools has multiple district acknowledgements including land, labor, trauma, and one based in the tenets…
PDE Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Speech First, Inc. v. Whitten
“America’s public schools are the nurseries of democracy.” Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B.L., 594 U.S.180, 190 (2021). Our “democracy only works if we protect the ‘marketplace of ideas.’”…
Entire Board of Chicago Public Schools Resigns
On October 5, 2024, the entire board of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) resigned, seemingly in protest against pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson to request a short-term, high-interest $300 billion…
Nashua School District has policy that appears to explain that students can make decisions regarding their gender identity without parental consent
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Nashua School District seeking “any documents, materials, presentations, or videos shown or provided to staff during any training on…
Keene School District has policy that explicitly tells staff to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Keene School District seeking any guidance regarding transgender issues on September 5, 2024. PDE did not receive a response…
Dover School District has policy that appears to explain that students can make decisions regarding their gender identity without parental consent; training states that district could adopt procedures to explicitly keep gender identity of students hidden from parents
The Dover School District has a policy titled “Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Procedures” that appears to explain that parents do not need to be involved in the gender identity…
DAILY CALLER: School District Tells Staff To ‘Honor All Gender Identities’ In Acknowledgment Statements
An Iowa school district tells staff to avow gender ideology, honor American Indian land and decry slavery at some staff functions, according to documents obtained by public records request.
Santa Rosa City Schools ethnic studies courses feature critical race theory, whiteness, and social justice activism; paid ethnic studies consultant $530,000 over four years.
Santa Rosa City Schools ethnic studies courses include content such as “acting White,” critical race theory, participation in a “privilege walk,” social justice activism, white privilege, and…