Tag: diversity
USD 259: honoring parents’ wishes on student pronouns is discriminatory
The Wichita School district is declining to answer questions about a teacher training that says it is “discriminatory” for teachers…
Olathe focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets
Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about…
PDE: NAIS coaches member schools in DEI “wokeness”, not student achievement
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), with five member institutions in Kansas and six in Kansas City, MO, is…
Derby school board rejects plan promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Derby USD 260 school board narrowly rejected a proposed five-year strategic plan for the district because opponents objected to…
Prairie Village diversity commitment seems only skin deep
Prairie Village, Kansas — an affluent suburb of Kansas City — claims to prize diversity. In fact, the city government…
Taxpayer exposes Olathe school board president’s bullying, misinformation tactics
The Olathe school district says it won’t tolerate bullying and harmful behavior, which should also apply to school board members. …
Olathe rewards superintendent Yeager for DEI, not academic improvement
USD 233 Olathe Superintendent Dr. Brent Yeager can earn a $25,000 annual bonus for implementing the school board’s diversity and…
KU ducks questions about CRT in education curriculum
As the furor over the teaching of controversial subjects such as critical race theory swings elections in other states, a…
Critical race theory found in Hiawatha school district
On July 16, Hiawatha Superintendent of Schools Lonnie Moser sent a letter to parents stating unequivocally that “Critical Race Theory”…
Parent abandons SMSD due to CRT indoctrination
Shawnee Mission parent Jeff Arant has decided to homeschool his soon-to-be kindergartner because he doesn’t want his son exposed to…
Evidence of critical race theory in Olathe schools
Just as Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson argued to the State Board of Education that Critical Race Theory is not…