Council Bluffs Community School District Used CASEL’s Social Emotional Learning Framework and Panorama Student Surveys
Council Bluffs Community School District in Council Bluffs, Iowa, used Panorama Student Surveys in 2017 as part of their CASEL Social Emotional Learning initiative. Social Emotional Learning continues today in…
Cracked Foundations: Columbus City Schools (OH)
Granting Foundation: Wallace Foundation Grants Total: $1,790,000 US News and World Report Test Score Proficiency: In 2021, Columbus City Schools was awarded a $1,890,000 introductory grant in order…
THE IOWA STANDARD: LINN-MAR UPDATE: Protect parents’ right to raise children without government interference
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the…
18 States and 47 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Briefs in Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District
Linn-Mar’s policy violates parents’ fundamental right “to direct the upbringing of their children”— “perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by [the Supreme] Court.” Troxel,…
THE WASHINGTON POST: School culture war campaigns fall flat in some tight races
This week’s election results called into question the power of culture war education politics, as a string of Republicans who leaned into the issue lost close races or were trailing…
Chatham County Schools trains “district-level leaders” to explicitly implement “Critical Race Theory” into the school district
On August 29, 2022, the Chatham Monitor reported that Chatham County Schools provided equity training that explicitly trained district staff in “Critical Race Theory.” Chatham…
Ethnic studies course teaches students the ‘theoretical foundations of Critical Race Theory.’
Coachella Valley Unified School District’s ethnic studies course teaches students Critical Race Theory and how to apply it to “understand how race is socially constructed.” Ethnic studies became…
Upper Moreland School District mandates that teachers keep the gender identity of students secret from parents, even in elementary school; encourages transgender students to report perceived bullying to the police
The Upper Moreland School District has “Codes of Conduct” for the elementary, middle, and high schools within the district for the 2022-2023 school year. All…
Parents Defending Education receives Gender Support Plan from Poudre School District; district has internal guidelines to keep gender identity of students secret from parents
Parents Defending Education sent a public records request to the Poudre School District for the “Gender Support Plan” used for students who identify as transgender. Poudre School District responded…