Wellesley Public Schools hosted ‘Healing Space,’ excluding students ‘who identify only as White’
In late March 2021, after the murder of Asian Americans in Atlanta, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Wellesley Public Schools, outside Boston, decided to host a “Healing…
How to File A Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education
Recent changes at the Department of Education will impact how the general public interacts with the Department. Parents Defending Education has received questions related to somewhat conflicting information about…
DISMISSED OCR Complaint: Columbus City Schools
On May 10, 2021, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Columbus City Schools in Columbus, Ohio, for discrimination on…
POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Reject “Woke” Race and Gender Policies in K-12 Education
Parents believe political extremism is harming their children’s education – and want politicians to stop it WASHINGTON, DC – The first national poll to ask detailed questions of American voters…
Parents Defending Education National Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Reject “Woke” Race and Gender Policies in K-12 Education
The first national poll to ask detailed questions of American voters about efforts to impose Critical Race Theory and “social justice” curriculum on K-12 schools found overwhelming opposition to it…
Fairfax County Public Schools pays Leadership Academy $49,600 for survey for critical race theory indoctrination and signs four-year deal that could add up to $700,000+
On Thursday, May 6, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand sent the community a biased, unscientific survey that promotes critical race theory. In new documents…
Virginia Considers New Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards for K-12 Students that Will Indoctrinate with Critical Race Theory
Call to Action: Send your comments to Virginia Department of Education Superintendent James Lane at [email protected], the Board of Education at [email protected].
Wisconsin’s Germantown School Board reverses ban on ‘critical race theory’
At an April 26, 2021, meeting, the Germantown School Board voted to reverse a ban on critical race theory, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The newspaper reported:…
New Trier Township Adopts a statement for its high school loosely based on the “Chicago Principles” of free, robust and uninhibited debate.
In the fall of 2020, the New Trier High School Board of Education adopted a statement officially setting expectations for civil, diverse discourse at New Trier, both today and into…