Culture
UMich may scrap DEI but schedules workshop on ‘recognizing racism In everyday life’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Michigan (UM) is hosting a workshop to teach graduate students how to recognize “racism in everyday life.” The event promises to teach… Read More
Government
Texas releases study indicating DEI programs ‘fall short,’ leave black students behind(The Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board released a study Sunday that found diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs did not improve educational outcomes for… Read More
Government
Southwest Airlines reverses course on DEI hiring policyMajor airlines are changing course on discriminatory, race-based hiring practices that prioritize ideology over merit, after pressure from a legal group and the Department of Labor. In a press release… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Ed Dept. and Ed Board promote DEI and Critical Race Theory principles(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State Board of Education told the Legislature the principles of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are not used in schools, but in December 2023, KSBOE … Read More
Government
What does it mean to be ‘woke’?(The Daily Signal) – “Woke.” You keep using that word, but I don’t think it means what you think it means. A new survey shows that while most Americans… Read More
Courts
Illinois scholarship program illegally excludes applicants based on race, lawsuit claimsIllinois’ scholarship for minority teachers violates the 14th amendment, according to a new lawsuit. The Pacific Legal Foundation and American Alliance for Equal Rights are suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker and… Read More
Public Education
Tim Walz’s K-12 ed appointee: U.S. ‘irreversibly racist,’ ‘must be overthrown’Democratic vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz may have acknowledged during Tuesday night’s debate that he’s just a “knucklehead,” but his “radical overhaul” of K-12 education in Minnesota suggests he’s more… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit: Colorado teacher claims he was fired for identifying as a proud AmericanA teacher is suing after allegedly being fired for refusing to accept his district’s “anti-white and anti-American agenda.” Patrick Hogarty was an educator for nearly 20 years and the dean… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school district spends $3K for ‘implicit bias’ training(The Daily Signal) – A school district in North Carolina spent more than $3,000 on two hours of training in “implicit bias” for its school board members last year, according… Read More
Opinion
‘Watch out taxpayers’: Race-based funding bill filed in IllinoisOn Tuesday, July 30, 2024 I attended the press conference on higher education funding led by State Senator Kimberly Lightford and State Representative Carol Ammons. They introduced SB3965, a bill… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Department of Education proposes rules for law that prohibits race and sex discriminationThree months after a federal judge suspended parts of a 2021 Oklahoma law designed to keep race and gender lessons out of public colleges, officials proposed rules aimed at restoring… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana governor strengthens CRT ban in public schools with orderLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is ensuring that Critical Race Theory (CRT) won’t be taught in public schools, the latest in a slew of states to ban teaching the controversial doctrine. Read More
Opinion
Critical race theory organizers plot their return to the classroom(The Daily Signal) – The top practitioners of critical race theory just held a weeklong “summer school” in Nashville, Tennessee, to strategize, assess the movement, and debate how best… Read More
Public Education
University of Missouri ditches DEI, joins dash to excellence in educationThe University of Missouri system (UM) is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, as states around the country dial back DEI in favor of results-based education. And by… Read More
Public Education
Med school quietly scrubs race-based criteria following complaint(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A prominent medical school silently removed a race requirement from a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research program on its website following an October 2022… Read More
Courts
Law firm defends First Amendment rights of 6-year-old girl punished for ‘any life’ matters drawing(The Daily Signal) – The Pacific Legal Foundation has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling in California that said elementary… Read More
Opinion
Protecting equal rights means abandoning DEI(The Daily Signal) – As someone who fought to ensure equal rights for all Americans beginning in the 1960s and ’70s, I’ve been distressed by the overwhelming cultural revolution brought… Read More
Culture
Conservative activist targets Harley-Davidson over DEI after John Deere, Tractor Supply(The Center Square) – A week after John Deere announced policy changes related to conservative activist Robby Starbuck publicizing their corporate policies related to diversity, equity and Inclusion and pride… Read More
Culture
Medical internship program under fire for rejecting anyone who doesn’t ‘identify’ as Black(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A medical internship program is under fire for allegedly racially discriminating against otherwise qualified applicants, requiring that applicants must “identify” as black or African American. Read More
Government
California proposal to allow discrimination to help ‘marginalized’ quietly fails(The Center Square) – A controversial bill to amend California’s constitution to allow for discrimination that helps “marginalized” groups failed to be heard in the State Senate before a July… Read More