Understanding School Budget Jargon
Most school districts, counties and cities develop a new budget every year detailing how taxpayer dollars will be spent. Cities, counties and towns usually determine how much money school districts…
Kansas schools “transitioning” students without parental consent, despite Attorney General warning
On February 8, 2024 Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach published the following press release: Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that several Kansas school districts allow…
REALCLEAR RELIGION: The SPLC Seeks to Profit Off of Alleged Hate
Are parents who are concerned for their children’s education “haters”? Are they bigots? Do they deserve to be treated as “domestic terrorists”? The answer to all of these questions should…
Dear State Superintendents: Protect Student and School Data from Foreign Adversaries
The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently held a hearing to address China’s repeated, hostile cybersecurity attacks targeting American servicemembers, critical infrastructure,…
New Jersey Education Association promotes Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action despite the organization’s defense of Hamas
On January 23, 2024, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) posted in support of the “Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action” that will be…
Illinois Math and Science Academy hosts race-based student retreat, emails reveal.
Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request reveals that the Illinois Math and Science Academy, Illinois’ top STEM school, has been running a race based annual program…
DISMISED OCR COMPLAINT: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
On February 7, 2024, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois for…
Juneau School District has sexual education curriculum that teaches middle school students about “gender identity” and “gender expression”; uses resources from Planned Parenthood
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a sexual education curriculum that the Juneau School District teaches students in the ninth grade. While the concerned community…
Seattle Public Schools’ professional references survey asks about job applicants’ ‘racial identity work’ and ‘anti-racist practices,’ images reveal
Images obtained from an anonymous source reveal Seattle Public Schools asking concerning ideological questions on a professional references survey such as whether the job applicant “engages in racial identity…