Parents Defending Education Joins Coalition to Oppose Ethnic Studies Requirement in California Schools

PDE stands alongside a coalition of 27 organizations to oppose AB 101, which would make an ethnic studies course a graduation requirement in all public and charter high schools in…

Olentangy School District publishes “Equity and Inclusion Action Plan” that includes racial grouping, and mandatory training in implicit bias and microaggressions

Olentangy School District, located in Lewis Center, OH, has published its Equity and Inclusion Action Plan which was developed following a series of town halls discussing ” the district’s anti-racism…

MTSD Parents for Education First, Mequon, Wisconsin

MTSD Parents for Education First in Mequon, Wisconsin. Our district has a moral duty to teach our kids how to read, write, and think – not dictate what they…

Norman Public Schools Spends $22,750 on Equity Consultants

In documents that Parents Defending Education obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, the Norman Public School District hired: FACTUALITY, LLC for a 90-minute virtual session consisting of…

Dr. Mark Gooden provides update on diversity, equity and inclusion in Eanes ISD; attempts to addresses CRT concerns

Eanes ISD’s DEI consultant, Dr. Mark Gooden, presented a recap of his work at a recent board meeting. The full presentation is here (or can be downloaded from the…

Ethnic Studies standards require kindergartners to develop an understanding of their racial, gender and religious identity.

The Oregon state standards in Ethnic Studies will be available for teachers to use in the classroom in September 2021 and will become a mandatory part of the curriculum in…

White Bear Lake Area superintendent apologizes for using the word ‘hoax’ to describe an actual hoax; 6th graders required to label their various identities during lesson on privilege and oppression (during choir class!)

White Bear Lake Area School District in Minnesota can’t seem to get out of its own way with its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. During a recent chorus class,…

South Middleton School District officials dive into critical race theory with ‘JEDI’ program and new ‘diversity, equity, inclusion’ consultant and program, ignoring parent concerns

In August 2020, outside the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg, two Boiling Springs High School alumni, Jacob Robb and Slater Ward-Diorio, lobbied school board officials to…

2nd Graders required to have “explicit conversations about race,” will learn to identify “white culture”

According to the 2020-2021 school improvement plan, all students at Cherry Crest Elementary School in the Bellevue School District will “have explicit conversations about race, equity, and access.” They will…