Questions to Ask Your School about Grading for Equity
What is the school’s current grading policy? When did it last change? What prompted the change? Does it include any of the words “accuracy, motivation, and bias-resistance”? If so, describe what each…
EDUCATION WEEK: Appeals Court Blocks District Policy That Requires Students to ‘Respect’ Gender Identity
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked an Iowa school district’s policy that bars staff members or students from refusing to “respect” a student’s gender identity, such as by not…
Littleton Public Schools teacher provides students with survey asking for their “preferred name” and “preferred pronouns”; district promotes LGBTQ resources for students and teachers from The Trevor Project and GLSEN
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a high school teacher within Littleton Public Schools providing students with a survey that asked students their “preferred name”…
Foster-Glocester Regional School District denies public records request for lesson plans/assignments of seventh grade sexual education curriculum; claims no documents exist alerting parents of opt-out procedures
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Foster-Glocester Regional School District seeking the sexual education curriculum and related documents from the seventh grade health class at Ponaganset…
Simsbury Schools’ “Director of Equity and Access” includes race in signature line of email, along with pronouns
The Director of Equity and Access in the Simsbury Public Schools sent an email August 29th, 2023 with information about the Equity Council. It is unclear how this equity…
FOX NEWS: Moms skewer ‘Gender Queer’ author claiming book is not for children, say it’s ‘pornography for kids’
‘Perhaps young children shouldn’t have unfettered access to books with explicit adult content at all times?’ Nicole Neily from Parents Defending Education said…
Corpus Christi Independent School District pays Second Step over $70,000 for Social Emotional Learning curriculum; rejects PDE request for copy of Second Step curriculum
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Corpus Christi Independent School District seeking copies of lesson plans from the district’s Social Emotional Learning curriculum Second Step and…
MCRTV: Mother Testifies Parents Are Being Forced to File Costly Public Records Requests to See Their Child’s Curriculum
On Tuesday, parents’ tights Activist Nicole Neily testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that school districts are forcing parents to file costly public records requests in order to examine their…
THE CENTER SQUARE: Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing
The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law thrust into the spotlight. …