THE NATIONAL DESK: Student newspaper instructs 12-year-olds how to respond to getting arrested at BLM protest
A student-run Minneapolis middle school paper published a guide on “protest tips and etiquette.” The section teaches children how to “take to the streets” for Black Lives Matter.
THE DAILY WIRE: Fairfax County School Officials Broke Law Reducing Asian American Enrollment, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled Friday that school officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, violated the law by altering admissions requirements at the nation’s top-ranked high school, since the changes discriminated against…
The Westminster Schools in Atlanta uses its largest-in-the-nation endowment for $5 million ‘anti-racism’ pledge
The Westminster Schools has a 180-acre campus in the Buckhead community of Atlanta. In June 2020, The Westminster Schools, an elite Atlanta K-12 prep school, pledged $5 million from…
No. 1 high school sees higher rate of freshmen students drop out, as it offers new remedial ‘algebra review sessions’
In data made available in response to a FOIA request from Parents Defending Education, school district enrollment figures reveal that eight freshmen students, admitted through the new race-based admissions process,…
School district issues ‘apologies’ for distributing math worksheet that asked if poet Maya Angelou was a ‘Drug Dealer’ or ‘Night Club Dancer’
In late February 2022, Lincoln County R-III School District distributed a worksheet to students that included unusual multiple choice math problems, according to a local resident who shared a photo…
Orcas Island School District Gender-Inclusive Policies Allow Trans Students To Change Names Without Parents Knowledge and Use Locker Rooms of Their Choosing
In 2019, the Orcas Island School District implemented its new gender inclusivity policy which outlines the district’s plan for working with trans students. The district affirms the idea of multiple…
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Some school systems pause diversity programs amid pushback
Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms. Now some districts are finding their broader efforts on diversity, equity and…
REDSTATE: What Are ‘Racial Affinity Groups’ and Why Should Parents Be Concerned?
One of the biggest sources of contention in the debate over Critical Race Theory (CRT) in classrooms is how it has been used to promote a new type of segregation…
Private Schools
In December 2021, the New York Times published an op-ed about Randi Weingarten, the head of the largest public school teachers union in the United States, asking: “Can This Woman Save American Public…