Dudley-Charlton forms equity committee with zero transparency, spends $5,000 for equity consultant; subsequently discontinues equity committee
The Assistant Superintendent of the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, Dr. Ackerman, said in multiple emails to parents “there are no plans to incorporate CRT into our curriculum. We are…
Beaverton School District promises to review social science curriculum with a “Critical Equity Lens”
The Social Science Project Team will review existing Social Science curriculum and practices to make curriculum adoption recommendations to the School Board. The Project Team is an…
Berkley Schools commit to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and use the word “belonging” to mean much more
The district has promised to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion work. The district’s commitment and core beliefs that appear on the website focus on the importance of “belonging” but…
Parents Defending Education’s Comments on the Department of Education’s Request for Information Regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
On July 23, Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to their request for information, Docket ID ED-2021-OCR-0068. As…
North Thurston Public Schools passes ‘Equity in Education’ resolution that singles out ‘White dominant culture’
On Feb. 20, 2021, North Thurston Public Schools passed “RESOLUTION NO. 2-20/21 EQUITY IN EDUCATION,” which mandated including “Ethnic Studies, Anti-Racism Education and Culturally Responsive…
Fort Worth Independent School District Spends Big Money on Equity Consultants and Programming
In July 2021, Texas Scorecard published a report, detailing how much the Fort Worth ISD spends each year on diversity consultants and programming. A single meeting with a…
Asheville City Schools trains student Racial Equity Ambassadors to “deliver culturally competent professional development to their teachers;”
The following are excerpts from Asheville City Schools’ Equity Timeline. It includes teacher retreats on structural racism, formation of racial equity teams, the use of the 1619 project,…
Manhattan Beach Schools hires consultant for ‘equity, diversity and social justice’
Manhattan Beach Schools has hired outside consultants to do “anti-racism” training and work and “diversity, equity and inclusion” programming. In June 2020, as community activists responded to the…
Point Pleasant Beach School District presentation highlights professional development that includes lecture by Ibram X. Kendi, training on discussing gender in the classroom, partnership with outside equity consultant
On May 25th, 2021 the Point Pleasant Beach School District published a report to highlight the district’s progress in equity and opportunity. The presentation appears to…