Joliet Public Schools’ ‘Teacher Evaluation Framework’ includes assessing district teachers and contracted staff on their ‘critical consciousness’ and adherence to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
SUMMARY Joliet Public Schools District 86’s “Teacher Evaluation Framework” includes assessing district teachers, and other contracted staff on their “critical consciousness” and adherence to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Field Trips, Walk-Outs and In-School Clubs & Meetings: Questions Every Parent Should Ask Their School
It seems like every time parents turn around, there are new reasons their child is not learning in a controlled environment during the school day. Our students head off to…
In Oregon, IL, Elementary school teacher coordinates LGBTQ recess group without any parental consent or awareness
As first reported by Awake Illinois, an Oregon Community Unit School District 220, an elementary school teacher created an LGBTQ alternative recess for fifth and…
In Colorado, students aged 11-13 invited to a lunchtime meeting to look at LGBTQ+ books, movies, and short films
The Colorado Parent Advocacy Network originally broke this story on February 10th. Their research and findings are found here. On January 28th, middle schoolers–aged 11-13–were invited to attend…
THE WASHINGTON POST: Colleges quietly cut ties with organizations that help people of color
Under pressure from the Trump administration, 31 schools have signed agreements to end links with organizations that “restrict participation based on race.”…
THE CENTER SQUARE: Taxpayer-backed teacher unions receive $390M in dues
National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
THE CENTER SQUARE: Advocates call on Trump to cut taxpayer funds for minor transgender care
Advocates across the country are calling on medical groups and the Trump administration to end the practice of gender-altering operations for minors.
If you are a K-12 student, it has never been easier to skip class consequence-free
Just join or organize a walkout over the latest left-wing social justice cause, and watch administrators bend the knee.
Oswego District 308’s Equity Roadmap: elementary-high School equity trainings with “privilege” lists, prioritizing recruitment and advancement of “diverse” staff; led by Director who called Charlie Kirk a “modern day Klans man”
SUMMARY Through several Freedom of Information Act requests shared with Defending Education by a concerned parent, we uncovered Oswego District 308’s equity roadmap, with plans to continue through 2026.