Parents and Community Defeat an Unconstitutional Speech Code Resolution in California
Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) worked with local parents and community members in a successful initiative which blocked the Hate Speech Resolution during the last board meeting on October…
Understanding Ethnic Studies Jargon
School officials and activists employ an array of new words and phrases to describe their beliefs and goals. If you see and hear these phrases and can’t figure out what…
Durango School District 9-R announces new survey for students
On October 26, 2022, Durango School District 9-R sent an email to parents announcing that the district “will be launching a District-aligned social and behavioral skills survey via Abre”…
Angier Elementary School introduces new segregated affinity group for “Asian fourth and fifth graders”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a message dated October 2022 that an intern at Angrier Elementary School in Newton Public Schools…
Newark Public Schools adds anti-Israel book to mandatory curriculum for sixth grade students
On October 25, 2022, the Jewish News Syndicate reported that Newark Public Schools added an antisemitic book to its “mandatory curriculum.” The news outlet reported:…
School district offers course teaching students to run affinity groups in order to counter a ‘system that is built around whiteness.’
The Piedmont Unified School District offers a high school course titled “Affinity Mentorship.” The goal of the course seeks to “honor and celebrate the diversity of our student…
Math Supervisor Posts Public Video to Facebook Mocking Colleagues, Makes Claim That Students Don’t Need to Attend Class
The secondary math supervisor in Middletown Public Schools posted to Facebook explaining that it’s not necessary for students to come to class. The privacy setting for this post…
Lyon County School District implements policy to ensure that curriculum taught to students is “culturally responsive”
The Lyon County School District has a policy titled “Equitable Access to Education” that has a revision date of November 16, 2021. The policy explains that…
Atlanta Public Schools Implemented CASEL’s Social-Emotional Learning In Response to Cheating Scandal
Atlanta Public Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, started social-emotional learning in 2015 in response to the 2011 cheating scandal in which school staff artificially boosted standardized test scores. The…