Corona-Norco Unified School District’s Ethnic Studies courses champion lessons of “identity,” “race,” “dominate narratives,” “oppression,” “work to recognize your privilege,” and combat “white dominate culture” instructional methods
In response to legislation passed by the California State Assembly requiring all California State University students to take courses in ethnic studies, Corona-Norco Unified School District encourages students to take…
Homeschooling Isn’t For Everyone, And That’s OK
We’ve all been there—something upsetting happens or we’re in a tough situation and well-meaning friends, acquaintances and even strangers swoop in and say the wrong thing. But it’s a big…
Jefferson Union High School District proposes Ethnic Studies curriculum focused on systems of oppression, colonialism, and student activism
In response to a public records filed by Zachor Legal Institute, Parents Defending Education has received several documents and presentation slides regarding proposed Ethnic Studies curriculum to be integrated across…
Berkeley Unified School District statement on Hamas attack against Israel fails to mention victims who were killed; previous statement after George Floyd’s death condemned “blind hatred of racism”
A professor at the University of Berkeley who has children attending the Berkeley Unified School District posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the district “hasn’t said…
Sexual Misconduct in K-12 Public Schools
What Policy Professionals, Parents, and Lawmakers Need to Know (And What They Can Do) Sexual misconduct has become front and center of many conversations about child-rearing, including social media, the…
Long Beach Unified School District’s ethnic studies course includes “suggested” activity on “rape culture”
Long Beach Unified School District’s high school ethnic studies course outline includes discussing “sexual discrimination/harassment, human trafficking, birth control, abortion, rape, and domestic violence” as part of a “Gender Identities”…
5 Things to Know About Ethnic Studies
At Defending Education, we are troubled by the blatant antisemitic responses to the ongoing crisis in Israel on display here in the United States. Unfortunately, the hatred that fuels much…
Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board votes to adopt parental notification policy
School board politicians throughout Orange County are increasingly looking at adopting policies that require school staff to alert parents if their children are transgender – or alert parents to mental…
Immediately after attack on Israel, Revere Public Schools superintendent sends email to staff promoting resource that claims “Israeli terrorism has been significantly worse than that of the Palestinians”
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding an email that the superintendent of Revere Public Schools sent to staff on October 9, 2023. The email specifically…