River Forest School District 90 makes “equality of outcome their primary goal”; sees record-low test scores for students

West Cook News reported that River Forest School District 90 changed curriculum and teaching methods “to prioritize equalizing white and black student test scores, rather…

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools agrees to SEL curriculum that will cost $11,000 per year; agrees to contract paying Panorama more than $22,000 for surveys and professional development; previously paid consulting firm $22,500 to push equity initiatives

On September 1, 2021, the Board of Education of Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools voted to implement a new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum from…

Public Schools of Brookline vow “to embed diversity and a commitment to inclusion, equity and justice across every element of the district’s strategic plan;” offer race-based affinity groups

On March 11, 2022, students from the Public Schools of Brookline joined a nationwide walkout to protest against a Florida bill which opponents and media outlets have characterized…

Equity and Excellence in Education, Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois

Equity and Excellence in Education (The E3 Group) Group) is a community advocacy groups based in Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois. The group’s mission states: “Equity…

Albemarle County Public Schools assistant superintendent appears to tell staff to quit if they disagree with district’s “Anti-Racism Policy”; middle school principal hosts training session for faculty with presenter encouraging adults to allow toddlers to “explore” their gender identity

Albemarle County Public Schools has a page on the school district’s website titled “Anti-Racism Policy” that features the district’s policy on the issue of racial…

All-girl Catholic Carondelet High School stages GLSEN activist org “Day of Silence” to protest the “silencing” of “LGBTQIA+ voices”

On April 8, 2022, Carondelet High School, an elite all-girls Catholic high school in Contra Costa County, Calif., took an all-day “vow of silence” to “protest…

Northshore School District ethnic studies program aims to teach students to critique, resist, and transform ‘systems of oppression’

The Northshore School District started an Ethnic Studies Pilot Work Team in January of 2021. According to the pilot work team website, the team members “will be provided…

The Atlanta Public Schools Leadership Academy advocates for teachers and administration to “critique ‘color-blindness'” and self-examine their own “identity and role in historically inequitable structures.”

In 2022, Atlanta Public Schools produced its updated “Guidelines for Teaching Controversial Issues: A Toolkit for Equity and Empowerment.” “The Opening Charge” was written by the district’s Chief Equity…

THE BLAZE: Pro-LBGTQ eighth grade teacher — who said ‘f***’ parents who ‘don’t love and accept you for who you are’ and ‘I’m your parents now’ — resigns

A pro-LBGTQ eighth grade public school teacher in Oklahoma — who said “f***” parents who “don’t love and accept you for who you are” and “I’m your parents now” in…