THE OHIO STAR: School District Paid Thousands to Organization Linked to Merrick Garland for Surveys Asking Kids Their Feelings About Race
Colorado Springs School District 11 (CSSD) paid tens of thousands of dollars for surveys asking students how often they think about the “experiences” of someone of a different race or…
THE OHIO STAR: Schools Cannot Ban ‘Merely Offensive’ Speech on Gender Identity, Appeals Court Rules
Fifty-six years after it exempted antiwar teenagers from First Amendment protections while on campus, a federal appeals court in America’s heartland affirmed students’ speech rights in public schools on an…
Colorado Springs School District 11 has paid Panorama Education over $200,000 for services and surveys; surveys ask students about issues regarding race and ethnicity
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Colorado Springs School District 11 seeking contracts and invoices that the district has with Panorama Education, as…
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 provided training on transgender issues that included “Gender Unicorn”; superintendent labeled student protests of transgender policy as “harassment”; English teacher said that parents should not be involved with gender identity of students
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 seeking LGBTQ and transgender material from the district. One document PDE received was a presentation…
CATHOLIC VOTE: 8th Circuit Rules in Favor of Parental Rights
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that students and parents in an Iowa school district are not required to follow a district policy that excluded parental authority…
Beaufort County School District pays Panorama Education almost $500,000 for surveys and services
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Beaufort County School District seeking contracts and agreements that the district has with Panorama Education. PDE…
THE DAILY SIGNAL: School Districts With DEI Officers See Worse Black, Hispanic Learning Loss and Secretive Transgender Policies
Administrators focused on diversity, equity and inclusion have ballooned in public school districts across the country, but their presence doesn’t translate to educational improvement for black and Hispanic students, nor…
Freedom in Education, Georgia
Freedom in Education is an advocacy group based in Georgia with a nationwide reach. The organization’s mission states: “To promote freedom in learning by equipping parents & teachers…
The National School Boards Association
On September 29, 2021, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to President Biden which compared parents who speak up at school board meetings to “domestic terrorism” and…