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Public Education
Kansas mom warns State Board of Education about effects of Second Step middle school curriculum

(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman of Lansing says her research shows the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program for middle schoolers is ineffective in improving student outcomes or… Read More

August 22, 2024
Public Education
New York education officials change grad requirements to include DEI, ‘global citizenship’ and SEL

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced new high school graduation requirements to include metrics such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), global citizenship and… Read More

June 17, 2024
Public Education
School district pays $1.5M for SEL curricula from organizations supporting discredited DEI

A Pennsylvania school has forked over more than a million dollars for social emotional learning (SEL) curricula from organizations supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Parents Defending Education… Read More

January 8, 2024
Public Education
Rhode Island Dept. of Ed. trains teachers to use woke, pro-LGBT tools on students 

A parental rights advocate blew the whistle on the Rhode Island Department of Education’s teacher training involving an “intersectionality wheel” that encouraged teachers to be an “LGBTQ ally.”   Nicole… Read More

December 1, 2023
Courts
Pennsylvania settlement allows parents to opt students out of SEL

(The Sentinel) – In a victory for parents, America First Legal recently announced a settlement agreement in a lawsuit it filed earlier this year against the… Read More

November 20, 2023
Opinion
Op-ed: SEL is ‘class warfare some want warring in classrooms,’ contrary to the claims of EdWeek and others

In a recent piece by Education Week categorized under “leadership,” the authors disguised what was, in fact, an editorial, as in-depth reporting on social, emotional learning (SEL) in the state… Read More

November 7, 2023
Public Education
Missouri parents should beware of ‘social-emotional learning’ standards and effects on children, say battle-scarred parents, U.S. senator

Missouri parents had better be aware – or be wary – of the state’s move to ramp up “social-emotional learning” (SEL) in its public schools. That’s the message from Missouri… Read More

September 8, 2023