Education, Missouri
Missouri State University clings to robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and ‘loyalty oaths’ despite nationwide retreat from themEven as companies, universities and whole states back away from divisive and legally suspect Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, Missouri State University is all in – even requiring job… Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) – Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives may be driving students away while hurting those who stayDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming a politicized tool to promote a progressive agenda – and schools that promote them are suffering the consequences, a new report… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota teacher licensing board under fire for woke ‘mafia tactics’Minnesota’s teacher licensing board has adopted new standards that incorporate key tenets of LGBT and critical race ideologies, critics say.Rebecca Friedrichs, a veteran public-school teacher of 28 years… Read More
Culture
Library offers controversial activist $35,350 in taxpayer money for hour-long speech(Daily Caller) – New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 project, has reportedly been offered $35,350 for a lecture at a local library.Public library… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Enrollment declines increase pressure on ‘woke’ higher ed(The Center Square) – Higher education is confronting a problem: its customer base is shrinking. High birth rates in the 1990s and early 2000s created large incoming classes. After… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Seattle Public Schools’ diversity employees are among highest paid in the district(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is focused on addressing the "legacies of racism in our education system" and has made its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees among… Read More
Culture
DeSantis admin orders Florida universities to provide information on how they’re pushing woke programming(Daily Caller) – Florida colleges and universities are required to submit information detailing how they use state resources to support diversity, equity and inclusion programming, according to a memo… Read More
Education
Large Kansas school district focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets(The Sentinel) – Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about an equity audit and pushing the… Read More
Education
Taxpayer Funded: Feds pay $100K to train grad students in ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’(The Center Square) — A top federal health research agency awarded more than $100K in taxpayer dollars for diversity and equity training for grad students to make them “agents… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Why Kansas City Celebrates Its Least Diverse CompanyIn Kansas City, Sept. 9 was designated “Happy Red Friday Day.” I was first made aware of the event when I drove by what is now called the Spirit… Read More
National
Study shows university diversity, equity and inclusion programs ineffective, overstaffed(The Center Square) – The promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, on college campuses has become a big focus in academia, but a study says many of… Read More
State Government
University of Missouri votes to extend test-optional admissions processCOLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council voted Thursday to extend its highly controversial “test-optional” admissions pilot program that many believe to be antithetical to academic excellence. … Read More
State Government
Students as young as kindergarten can identify as transgender and be taught about it, says suburban Kansas City school officialThe youngest public school children should be taught all about gender identity if they’ve heard anything at all about the topic, and teachers should welcome students as young as… Read More
National
KU diversity, equity and inclusion administrator resigns after getting caught plagiarizing in an MLK Jr. Day messageLAWRENCE, Ks. – A University of Kansas diversity leader resigned last month after he was caught plagiarizing in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day message he sent to the… Read More