School District of Lodi approves new equity agenda to include “safe spaces”
In a May 10, 2021 board meeting, the following equity slides were presented to the board. They discussed the staff’s culturally responsive training which involved reading the…
Leander ISD adopts educational equity policy “to overcome identity-predictable disparities between our students”
Leander ISD acknowledges and takes ownership of the past andpresent inequities that exist in our system. These inequities haveresulted in disparities in the educational and societal advancementof…
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,…