Public Education
Arizona school districtâs new PE resources produced by woke publishers, emphasize inclusivity and gender identityAn Arizona parental rights group learned its local school district approved two physical education resources, published by organizations advocating for leftist gender and racial ideology. Scottsdale Unites for Educational Integrity… Read More
Culture
Virginia Tech DEI directorâs effort to oppose pro-Youngkin school board candidates may have crossed a line(The Daily Signal) â A diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at a leading university in southwestern Virginia may have violated her schoolâs policy by using work email to… Read More
Public Education
Race-based DEI hiring becoming more common in public school districts, says reportA new report by a government education watchdog has found that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring is becoming more common in public schools, even as some universities abandon it. Read More
Culture
University spent over $200K on âdiversityâ course teaching physicians that healthcare is racist(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Minnesota (UMN) paid over $200,000 to develop a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training program that teaches medical professionals that healthcare is… Read More
Public Education
2023 is âYear of Education Freedomâ as parents move âfrom dissatisfaction to oppositionâ of progressive policies in schools, says Heritage reportThe Heritage Foundation has released a new report calling 2023 the âYear of Education Freedom,â citing three ways education reforms are being pushed by parents at the state level. âThe… Read More
Public Education
U.S. Department of Education to hold two diversity events in Denver focused on teacher hiringThe U.S. Department of Education (DOE) will be holding two events this fall focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion for educators, it announced Tuesday. âThe two events, the Teach to… Read More
Public Education
Report: K-12 public schools use illegal race-based hiring, screen for âsocial ideologyâA search of a U.S. Department of Education (DOE) website by The Lion confirms a report that K-12 public schools have instituted illegal racial quotas in hiring. Additional research by… Read More
Culture
Statesâ attorneys general warn law firms on diversity hiring: âTerminate unlawful race-based quotasâAttorneys general from six states have sent a letter to the nationâs top 100 law firms warning them about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices that could violate the law. Read More
Public Education
Colorado teacher wants to âburn things downâ and teach students about the âterrible things white people didâA public school teacher in Colorado said he wants to âburn things downâ and teach 8th grade students about âsome terrible things white people did.â Casey Menninger, a diversity teacher… Read More
Public Education
Blue state school district shelled out thousands to create ‘equity dashboard’ to track students by race(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Pennsylvania school district that has pushed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives spent thousands of dollars to create an âequity dashboardâ that broke down… Read More
Christian Schools
Vermontâs new âequityâ rules may negatively impact private, Christian schoolsVermontâs State Board of Education might be incorporating equity rules for private schools that receive taxpayer dollars â rules which previously only applied to public schools. The change is being… Read More
Culture
DEI health executive condemns âlife of Whitenessâ in âdangerousâ commentsThe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Maine Health is facing criticism after video surfaced of his incendiary remarks about âwhiteness.â Ryan Polly, who was… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Voters and parents think schools teach too much sex and not enough citizenshipA new Fox News poll shows that voters think schools teach too little in the basic academic skills of reading, writing and math. Nearly half of those surveyed (48%) also… Read More
Courts
California professors sue to block DEI teaching and tenure mandates(The Center Square) â The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, better known as FIRE, filed a lawsuit on behalf of six California community college professors to stop statewide regulations… Read More
Culture
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush received $15K from university for lectures on reparationsMissouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush received $15,000 from George Mason University for lecturing students on reparations, according to financial disclosure filings. Fox News first reported on the payments and… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and âable-bodiedâ as privileged, training documents revealA training on âcultural competencyâ offered by a Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and the âable-bodiedâ as privileged, while classifying people of color, the âpolyamorousâ and people with disabilities… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces âpervasive DEI agenda,â pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a âpervasive DEI agendaâ that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Culture
Principal of 24 years commits suicide after being âbulliedâ at âequity sessions,â family says(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A former principal for the Toronto District School Board has committed suicide after a diversity training session in 2021 allegedly left him battling bullying accusations… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: DEI is special treatment for ‘wokes’ only(The Center Square) â “We do not seek to liberate blacks at the price of the humiliation of the whites.” âMartin Luther King Unbiased civil liberties and rights is the… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: If the left really wants diversity, it should follow Arkansas, Florida and other conservative states on income-based school choiceWhile progressives wring their hands over the supposed death of affirmative action, whatâs really dying isnât the cause of diversity in education, but the ability of Americaâs elite to virtue… Read More