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‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
via The New York Times (Massachusetts)The backlash against 'wokeism' has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind…
Racism, School Board – General
Utahns react after House passes controversial bills on DEI and transgender bathroom access
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
via ABC7 (Utah)Utah lawmakers say they are focused on removing barriers to overcome diversity, but educators and LGBTQ+ leaders say they're concerned.
Racism
DEI overhaul passes the Utah House amid questions of consequences beyond higher ed
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
via Daily Herald (Utah)The Utah House on Friday passed a bill to overhaul diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Utah schools, local government and other public entities. The bill now heads to the Senate for…
Racism
AJC poll: Georgia voters oppose vouchers, mostly trust public schools
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)A majority of AJC poll respondents said they oppose state funding for private schools.
Book Bans, Racism
Dr. Claudine Gay’s Forced Resignation Highlights Anti-Blackness in Higher Education
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via Michigan Chronicle (Michigan)Dr. Claudine Gay's Forced Resignation Highlights Anti-Blackness in Higher Education
Racism
A Utah bill that restricts DEI advances after emotional hearing
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)The bill would outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that engage in ‘prohibited discriminatory practices'
Racism
Senate bill revives Parents’ Bill of Rights, void of critical race theory language
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via Columbia Missourian (Missouri)Senators went head-to-head in a packed hearing about a bill that aims to strengthen parental rights in schools.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Justice Department sues State of Nevada over military pension rights
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via FOX5 Las Vegas (Nevada)The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Nevada, the Nevada Attorney General's Office and the Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (NVPERS) to protect…
Racism
Legislature pushes for mandatory genocide and Holocaust education in Washington public schools
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)A new bill would designate April as International Genocide Prevention and Awareness month and also pushes for more Holocaust education within public schools, so students develop a better understanding…
Racism
Banquet explores how Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream continues into present day
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)On the eve of the 2024 Iowa Caucus, Michael Blackwell related how Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams are still relevant today.
Racism
At MLK tribute Youngkin reflects on history — and the future
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)Youngkin reflected on a figure in more recent history: Del. Don Scott Jr.
Racism
10 years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opioid crisis. Has Vermont made any progress?
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via Valley News (Vermont)Vermont's Legislature-opening State of the State speech is usually a predictable affair where the governor outlines a laundry list of accomplishments and priorities. But on Jan. 8, 2014, Gov. Peter…
Racism
VOICES: Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King: Good troublemakers
Sunday, January 14th, 2024
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)In the spring of 1963 during the campaign to integrate Birmingham, Alabama's downtown business district, Martin Luther King was arrested for leading protests in spite of local injunctions prohibiting…
Racism
The unusual political vocabulary of Ron DeSantis
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via The Washington Post (South Carolina)DeSantis's at times esoteric political vocabulary reflects who he is as a presidential candidate: wonkish, cerebral and attuned to the leading edges of a conservative 'war on woke.'
Racism
Veteran CT teacher claims in lawsuit he was punished for criticizing district DEI initiative
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, asks for erasure of the discipline, as well as financial compensation and legal fees.
Racism
DC Area Educators for Social Justice to host curriculum fair ahead of BLM ‘Week of Action’
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)DC Area Educators for Social Justice is hosting a fair to push public schools into "national demands based in the Black Lives Matter guiding principles."
Racism
Utah state board rejects proposal to repeal ‘educational equity’ rule for public schools
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)The Utah State Board of Education narrowly rejected a proposal to repeal its "educational equity" rule for K-12 public schools. The rule promises equal educational opportunities for all students, but…
Racism
A Utah lawmaker’s anti-DEI bill targets diversity statements and more
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Here's a look at the first anti-DEI bill now public ahead of Utah's legislative session that targets diversity statements, trainings, course syllabi and more.
Racism
Abcarian: Diversity efforts wrecked to prove we’re all equal
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Columbian (Washington)Racism