CHALKBOARD REVIEW: California School District Surveys Middle Schoolers on Social Justice
A California school district is under fire after a “School Climate” survey sent to middle school students asked numerous questions relating to Title IX.
NEWSBREAK: Middle school survey asked if students identify as ‘transgender’ or ‘non-binary’
A Long Island middle school has come under fire for allegedly failing to tell parents about a question on a student survey asking about sexual orientation and whether they…
An ‘Open Division’ in High School Can Accommodate Transgender Athletes and Protect Girls’ Sports
Girls’ sports in the K-12 pipeline have long struggled for equality, from having an equal number of sports, to equal access to facilities, coaches, equipment, and practice times. Having…
Survey given in Berner Middle School asks students if they are “transgender” or “non-binary”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a survey given to seventh grade students in Berner Middle School in Massapequa Union Free School District #23.
Putnam City North High School receives $10,000 to “expand the reach” of school’s GSA club
In 2022, the “It Gets Better Project” allowed schools to “apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding to support school-based projects empowering…
Surveys in Schools 101
Parents have noticed a steep rise in the frequency and intrusive nature of surveys given to their children at school. Schools are increasingly sacrificing time spent on academic subjects…
FOX NEWS: Controversial Florida math textbook ignites social-emotional learning debate
A McGraw Hill fourth grade math textbook in Florida was criticized for including emotionally based questions…
Runge Independent School District promotes anonymous reporting using website and phone app
Runge Independent School District (TX) promotes on its website the use of STOPit, which is “an online and app-based system, to empower students, parents, teachers and…
Surveys in Schools
Parents have noticed a steep rise in the frequency and intrusive nature of surveys given to their children at school. Schools are increasingly sacrificing time spent on academic subjects…