Anaheim Union High School District requires student activism and political engagement in Ethnic Studies courses
Parents Defending Education has received documents via public records request indicating that Anaheim Union High School District has approved sixteen Ethnic Studies courses in various disciplines including Spanish, English,…
Boston Public Schools’ Ethnic Studies unit features Marxism and decolonization, requires students to engage in activism
Boston Public Schools’ ethnic studies curriculum features a unit titled “Resistance, Transformation, Action, and Change” that features topics such as Marxism and Postcolonialism and includes…
Grading for Equity
In recent years, many school districts across the country have shifted to a grading system commonly called “grading for equity” or “equitable grading.” Traditional grading is based on subject…
Sequoia Union High School District’s Ethnic Studies curriculum focuses on combatting “Eurocentric framework” and the “Four I’s of Oppression”
Parents Defending Education obtained materials from a public records request for Sequoia Union High School District’s Ethnic Studies curriculum. Proponents of Ethnic Studies as a required course for…
Hayward Unified School District proposes social studies course to “investigate and analyze the resistance and liberation of all Americans, with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities”
Documents obtained through a public records filed by Zachor Legal Institute request include details on a social studies course proposal submitted in 2022 for four high schools…
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Kentucky school district trains teachers on ‘white supremacy’ culture and drag queens
A Kentucky school district is training teachers to prioritize race and sexuality in the classroom, according to new documents.
Jefferson County Public Schools provides training to teachers that includes two “Wheel of Privilege” charts; teaches educators that traits such as “individualism” and “urgency” are part of “White Supremacy Culture”; promotes upcoming “drag queen story time”
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) regarding the district’s 2023 “Racial Equity Institute” conference for staff. In one document…
Essex High School requires race-based reading groups for faculty/staff; white teachers are assigned to read a specific book, non-white teachers are assigned to read a different book; all sessions are racially segregated
In emails obtained via a whistleblower and originally reported in the Vermont Daily Chronicle, Essex High School appears to have run a year-long course for faculty…
Questions to Ask Your School about Grading for Equity
What is the school’s current grading policy? When did it last change? What prompted the change? Does it include any of the words “accuracy, motivation, and bias-resistance”? If so, describe what each…