Culture, Public Education
How Walmart pushed Arkansas public schools to go woke(Washington Free Beacon) â In January 2020, Walmart approached public school administrators in Bentonville, Arkansas, about hosting diversity training sessions for the district. “We want people to feel welcomed, comfortable,… Read More
Culture
A Michigan university is planning segregated graduation celebrations(Daily Caller) â A public university in Michigan promoted several graduation celebrations that are organized based on studentsâ race, according to the university website. Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will… Read More
Culture, Public Education
New York school district violated Civil Rights Act by hosting race-based student groups, complaint alleges(Daily Caller) â Parents Defending Education, a parental rights group, filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against a New York… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Education professorâs âblack bereavement leaveâ for âracial traumaâ is nonsensicalA visiting assistant professor at Southern Illinois University gained media traction for writing an essay about âblack bereavement leave,â arguing educators should get extra time off to deal with… Read More
Culture
DEI director at California College canned for not being woke enoughA director of diversity and inclusion at a California college said she was ousted for questioning key tenets of progressive ideology. She accused De Anza College, a community… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona CRT ban(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have banned critical race theory instruction in public schools. The legislation would have fined schools up to $5,000… Read More
Public Education
Biden budget requests $500 million for two years of free community college with focus on minorities(Daily Caller) â President Joe Bidenâs proposed fiscal year 2024 budget includes $500 million in discretionary funding to provide two years of free community college, according to the document released… Read More
Public Education
Arizona bill banning critical race theory in schools goes to Hobbsâ desk(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is considering a bill that would, as sponsors say, prevent schools from teaching critical race theory. Senate Republicans voted 16-14 to pass… Read More
Opinion
Award-winning navel-gazing championed by teachers collegesThe American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education gave its top journal article award to researchers arguing that âracism is embedded in the fabric of many teacher education programs.â… Read More
Legislation
School choice enjoys strong support across demographicsSurveys from the last several years reveal school choice is favored in just about every demographic. In 2021, EdChoice surveyed over 1,000 K-12 parents and… Read More
Culture
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) â As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose the… Read More
Public Education
Another California district axes honors classes in the name of equityParents in a California school district are protesting the high school for cutting honors classes in the name of racial equity. Culver City High School’s decision was made… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantisâ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Hereâs howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies. DEI has a chilling… Read More
Public Education
Racially-targeted Asian mom, engineer, sacked from Virginiaâs BOE as ânot qualifiedâ by liberal lawmakersVirginia Democrats voted along party lines to oust a parent who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (BOE), claiming she wasnât qualified. âThey voted to remove… Read More
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