Piedmont Unified School District separates students by race to talk about Chauvin trial; uproar ensues over implication that white students need support; superintendent promises to be more careful with wording in the future
The Piedmont Unified School District thought it was doing a good thing when it set up racially segregated support groups after the Chauvin trial but BIPOC students protested the idea…
Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) moves to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade
The Virginia Department of Education proposed a new “Virginia Math Pathways Initiative” that parents say will decimate mathematics education the state. Please send comments on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s proposed change…
The Biden Administration’s Plan to Push Critical Race Theory in Public Schools – And What You Can Do About It
One of President Biden’s first acts in office was to sign an executive order calling for “an ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda.” In pursuit of this goal, on April 19 the…
‘Virginia Math Pathways Initiative’ is a Road to Nowhere
The Virginia Department of Education proposed a new “Virginia Math Pathways Initiative” that parents say will decimate mathematics education the state. Here is a link to…
Rockwood School District teachers receive email telling them to hide lesson materials, assignments from parents
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 9:27 a.m, the literacy and speech coordinator for grades 6-12 in the Rockwood School District sent a lengthy email to English Language Arts teachers…
Shaker Heights High School, Ohio distributes “The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools” material from the Southern Poverty Law Center and urges activism from teachers.
The Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Shaker Heights Schools distributed a “resource collection” to all Shaker Schools households with learning resources organized by grade. This collection includes…
The Gathering Place Charter School leaders say in letter to parents “we do not believe it is ever too early to talk to children about race or identity;” drafts different messages to parents and staff based on their race.
The cofounders and co-leaders of The Gathering Place, a free public elementary school in San Antonio, drafted different messages to their black families/staff, white families/staff and mixed race families/staff.
Bellevue High School offers to pay to send staffers “identifying as white” to antiracist leadership development course
A whistleblower shared an email sent to Bellevue High School staff, announcing that school leadership has agreed to spend “building PD funds” to send staff to this workshop. (“PD” stands…
The Coming Bipartisan Backlash to Public School Wokeness
The backlash to critical race theory, gender ideology and what is often called “wokeness” in schools represents a rare example of bipartisan agreement during a hyper-polarized time. While this might…