CENTER SQUARE: WATCH: Critics Say Political Protest Interfere with Education
As student walkouts and protests tied to immigration enforcement increase nationwide, education experts are raising concerns about declining civics proficiency among K-12 students and the growing role of political…
CENTER SQUARE: Critics Question Unions After $1B in Political Spending
Following a report by Defending Education revealing that the nation’s largest teachers unions spent more than $1 billion on political activities, education experts are questioning whether the unions’ heavy…
CENTERSQUARE: Watchdog Reports on UC Berkeley Promoting Castro, Che Guevara and Black Panthers at Taxpayers Expense
An education watchdog has compiled new research that it says shows University of California, Berkeley guiding K-12 teachers to promote radicals such as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the…
A Freedom of Information Act request reveals Albemarle County Public Schools’ Director of Equity Education sharing a ‘GenAI Equity Prompt Sheet’ to be used as a ‘tool’ when ‘making decisions about GenAI integration’
SUMMARY A Freedom of Information Act request reveals Albemarle County Public Schools’ Director of Equity Education sharing a ‘GenAI Equity Prompt Sheet’ with district equity staff to…
CENTER SQUARE: EXCLUSIVE: California School District Uses Taxpayer Funds for LGBTQ+ Events
A California school district is using taxpayer funds to host LGBTQ+ community events, according to district materials uncovered by Defending Education and shared exclusively with The Center Square. …
San Francisco Unified School District is celebrating April as “honoring the identities and history of the LGBTQ+ community” for over 35 years
On April 6, 2026, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) posted an announcement stating that “April is SFUSD’s Pride Month!” The district…
COLLEGE FIX: Dozens of Law Schools Still Require DEI To Graduate, Watchdog Group Finds
Dozens of law schools across America still require diversity, equity and inclusion coursework or programming to graduate, according to a new report from a conservative education watchdog group.
CENTER SQUARE: Feds Reopen Probe into LAUSD Race-Based Program
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has reopened an investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Black Student Achievement Plan following a request from Defending…
San Francisco Unified School District has “Queer Trans Parent Advisory Council”; one member has “Meow” as preferred pronoun; council advocates to remove gendered restrooms from schools
At a meeting on April 14, 2026, the San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education held a meeting where the district’s Queer…