Pollak: ‘Equity’ and ‘Equality’ Clash in Joe Biden’s Executive Orders
Once formal, legal equality is universal, “equity” not only goes beyond mere “equality,” but arguably undermines it.
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WH Senior Adviser: Biden Admin Will ‘Start Acting Now’ on Reparations
One of President Joe Biden’s senior advisers said recently the administration will begin acting immediately on reparations for black Americans.
New York City School Asks Parents to Rank Their ‘Whiteness’
The principal of a New York City public school sent out literature that asked parents to “reflect” on their “whiteness.”
Utah School District Suspends Reading Program After Teacher Shares Transgender Tale with 3rd Graders
Parents whose children attend an elementary school in Utah complained after a teacher read a book to third graders about a transgender boy.
3rd-Graders Told to Rank Themselves According to Their ‘Power and Privilege’
A Silicon Valley elementary school was teaching third-graders Critical Race Theory, asking them to identify their “power and privilege.”
Website Invites Parents to Track ‘Woke’ Curriculum in Schools
A new website is tracking woke curriculum and liberal indoctrination in schools and invites parents to submit examples from their children’s schools.
Low-Income Student Failure Rates Jump During Pandemic Remote Learning
Failure rates in English and math for some low-income students in Montgomery County, Maryland have jumped as much as sixfold after the state’s largest public school system switched to remote learning during the pandemic.
School District Ejected Asian Students from ‘Students of Color’ Category Due to Satisfactory Performance
A Washington school district has apologized for ejecting Asian students from their “students of color” category because they were performing satisfactorily.
Canada’s Trudeau Creates Race-Based $221m Fund for Black People Only
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will be investing $221 million of taxpayer cash in a group to give loans to black entrepreneurs to start businesses.
NASA Caves to Cancel Culture: Nixes Eskimo Nebula, Siamese Twins Galaxy
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is getting rid of names of space objects the federal agency believes to be “insensitive” and even “harmful,” according to an announcement posted on its website last week and updated on Monday.
Washington State School Reopening Option Prioritizes ‘Students of Color’
Washington’s planning guide for reopening schools says one approach to phase in face-to-face instruction prioritizes “students of color.”
New Jersey Adopts Mandated LGBTQ-Inclusive Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Standards
LGBTQ activists and Planned Parenthood praised the New Jersey State Board of Education’s approval of their “gold standard” sex ed standards.
Delingpole: Anti-Woke Actor Laurence Fox Wins Apology and Pay-Out for ‘Disgrace’ Slur
Sadly, Fox probably isn’t going to be the next James Bond. But he at least got an apology and settlement from the actors’ union Equity.
Washington Democrats Push Mandatory LGBTQ-Focused Sex Ed for Kindergartners
Washington parents are fighting a Democrat bill that would mandate LGBTQ-focused sex ed for children, including kindergartners.
Delay in California Ethnic Studies Plan Fueled by Debate Among Political Identity Groups
The author of a bill that would require California high school students to be taught an ethnic studies curriculum has decided to delay the measure amid intense debate over which political identity groups should be included in the program.
College Board Drops Student ‘Adversity Score’ on SAT
The College Board announced it would be dropping its controversial “adversity score” on the SAT college entrance exam that informed schools of the socio-economic background of students taking the test.
College-Level Writing Teacher Urges Bill Gates to ‘Please, Please’ Stay Away from Higher Ed
A college-level writing teacher urges Common Core financier Bill Gates to “please, please” stay away from the world of higher education.
Minneapolis Program Segregating White and Black Staffers ‘Postponed’
The Minneapolis Division of Race and Equity has postponed a program for employees that would have segregated black and white staffers in separate rooms.
Lawmaker Calls for Ban on Partisan Ideology in Classrooms
A Maine Republican sponsored legislation that would forbid teachers from endorsing political candidates and from using their classrooms as bully pulpits for ideological advocacy.
Teachers Urged to Include ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ that Created ‘White Privilege’ into Classrooms
Panelists at the South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU 2019 conference this week urged educators to make “social and emotional learning” (SEL) part of every core subject in K–12 classrooms.
Culture Secretary: Amazon, Netflix Could Be Forced to ‘Represent Full Diversity of UK’ Like BBC
British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Wright appeared to threaten heavier regulation of streaming services like Amazon Prime and Netflix to “encourage” them to “reflect and represent” the “full diversity” of the United Kingdom, like the BBC.
