Courts
Justice Alito warns of ‘virus’ on race-based school admissions in sharp dissent to SCOTUS petition denialIn a 10-page dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned that a decision by a lower court to allow race-based admissions is a “virus that may spread” if not… Read More
Public Education
Group with radical race connections demanding $70B in slavery ‘reparations’ from small Catholic university in MissouriA group claiming to represent 200 current descendants of slaves who helped build St. Louis University (SLU) in Missouri are demanding $70 billion in so-called reparations from the school. The… Read More
Culture
California community college launches program only for ‘students of color’(The Center Square) – A new California community college pre-faculty training program is marketed as only available to non-white graduate students, leading to calls of discrimination. In a program hosted… Read More
Courts
Connecticut teacher who denounced mandatory ‘privilege’ training is now suing the school board for retaliationA Connecticut public school teacher filed a federal lawsuit last week against his school board for allegedly violating his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. John Grande, who taught P.E. for… Read More
Courts
‘You hired a white woman?’: Staff member sues college after she was allegedly demoted for her race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A staff member sued the college she was employed at Dec. 14 after she was allegedly demoted for her race, the New York Post (NYP)… Read More
Public Education
Racially segregated courses in Illinois public schools illegal and unconstitutional, say civil rights attorneysRacially segregated courses offered by a high school in Illinois are likely illegal and unconstitutional, civil rights attorneys tell the Washington Free Beacon. As reported… Read More
Race
Vance introduces bill to stop discrimination in higher ed(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance wants to take funding from colleges and universities that discriminate on race and create a new federal department to investigate those allegations. Read More
Opinion
GMU’s president gets it wrong: DEI has overtaken his school(The Daily Signal) – Does having a bevy of officers who push race, sex, and LGBT victim/oppressor theories on university students enhance or detract from their learning? This is the… Read More
Courts
‘Legally permissible ways’: Biden admin doubles down on higher ed ‘diversity’ despite Supreme Court ruling(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education (ED) released a report Thursday advising colleges and universities on ways to increase “diversity” after the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against… Read More
Public Education
Blue state school district shelled out thousands to create ‘equity dashboard’ to track students by race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Pennsylvania school district that has pushed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives spent thousands of dollars to create an “equity dashboard” that broke down… 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
Supreme Court could end race-based admissions at elite US high schools, experts say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Supreme Court could take up a case that challenges the use of racial balancing practices at selective high schools following its ruling against race-based… Read More
Opinion, Race
Op-Ed: Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision elevates principle over preferences(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College demonstrates why it is essential for courts to… Read More
Culture
Harvard hints at how it will keep considering race in admissions despite SCOTUS ruling(The Daily News Foundation) – Harvard University suggested in a statement Thursday that it will use essays to continue to weigh students’ race following a ruling by the Supreme Court… Read More
Courts, Race
Affirmative action struck down: U.S. Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions by Harvard, University of North CarolinaIn a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court found Thursday that the race-based admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution. The 6-3 ruling… Read More
Opinion
Biden’s ed department tells nation’s schools to go back to race-based discipline(The Daily Signal) – The school year is over, but a new race-based missive from Washington will loom over teachers and students all summer. Just before Memorial Day, federal education… Read More
Courts
Federal court reinstates admissions policy found to have anti-Asian bias in Virginia schoolA federal appeals court reinstated admission policies at a Virginia high school that allows race-based policies critics say discriminate against Asian Americans. Previously, a lower court found that the admission… Read More
Kansas, Race
Did Johnson County cancel an employee race training session to stop a commissioner from videoing it for the public to see?Charlotte O’Hara can empathize with a Kansas City-area teacher’s frustrations with “woke” training of public employees on matters of race. O’Hara,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
High school accused of offering race-segregated math classes slapped with civil rights complaint(Daily Caller) – An Illinois high school has been accused of offering several math courses that are restricted to students based on their race, according to a civil rights complaint… Read More
Missouri, Race
Missouri State University says its no-white-males-allowed business boot camp was a one-off. Not good enough, says watchdogA no-white-males-allowed boot camp for business startups at Missouri State University was a one-off, and future trainings will be offered irrespective of race and gender, a spokesperson says. Read More