Missouri, Race
No-whites-allowed business boot camp for minorities and women at Missouri State University violates state and federal laws, must be investigated by AG, watchdog arguesA business boot camp for women and minorities at Missouri State University that expressly excluded white males violated state and federal laws and constitutions, a national watchdog says. Read More
Culture, Public Education
How Walmart pushed Arkansas public schools to go woke(Washington Free Beacon) – 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
Race
Feds create race, gender speech codes for scientists to direct report language(The Center Square) – The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal and science technology office, has made race and gender speech codes for its scientists a top priority. Read More
Culture
A Michigan university is planning segregated graduation celebrations(Daily Caller) – A public university in Michigan promoted several graduation celebrations that are organized based on students’ 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) – 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 professor’s ‘black bereavement leave’ for ‘racial trauma’ is nonsensicalA visiting assistant professor at Southern Illinois University gained media traction for writing an essay about “black bereavement leave,” arguing educators should get extra time off to deal with racial… 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 college, of… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona CRT ban(The Center Square) – 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) – President Joe Biden’s 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 Hobbs’ desk(The Center Square) – 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 “racism is embedded in the fabric of many teacher education programs.” The… Read More
Government
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 discovered that Black and… Read More
College Admissions, Race
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) – 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 because “teachers… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis’ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Here’s 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 effect on… Read More
Public Education
Racially-targeted Asian mom, engineer, sacked from Virginia’s BOE as ‘not qualified’ by liberal lawmakersVirginia Democrats voted along party lines to oust a parent who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (BOE), claiming she wasn’t qualified. “They voted to remove Suparna Dutta,… Read More
Education
Teachers are fleeing partisan unions that some say undermine public educationTeachers are fleeing unions in droves, citing the political partisanship of the organizations that charge $750 to $900 a year in membership fees. The National Education Association (NEA) and the American… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court may strike down race-based admissions policies in universitiesTwo cases before the Supreme Court have the potential to end affirmative action in university admissions. Such admission policies have been challenged on the grounds that they might disqualify students… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court considers legality of race-based admission in colleges(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in potentially landmark cases that question whether colleges and universities’ race-based admissions policies can remain in place. The… Read More