President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) will increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in K-12 schools starting in 2021, according to a new report. It is said that the grant amounted to $113,942.
The Department of Justice has broken out at least 30 grants that explicitly reference DEI or express an intent to improve outcomes for specific demographic groups. Additional topics included those related to restorative justice and social-emotional learning. According to To Parents Defending Education (PDE). A total of 102 grants with these themes were awarded to approximately 3,235,414 students in 946 school districts in 36 states.
almost 2 million dollars PDE said it visited the Minnesota Department of Education to “create a safe learning environment that incorporates anti-racism and anti-oppression practices.” The award said the state of Minnesota is committed to “supporting LGBTQ inclusion” within all school districts.
Melissa Moy, a teacher at Yong Wing School PS 124, uses a monitor to teach in-person to summer program students on July 22, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Many of the grants reflect this commitment and specifically target LGBT and nonwhite students.
Penn State University states that K-12 schools serve “historically underserved, marginalized communities, negatively affected by inequality, and disproportionately affected by crime, violence, and violence. Received $1,785,773 as part of the Anti-Bullying Campaign to help provide society with opportunities to meaningfully advance equity in violence prevention. Victims (People of Color (POC), women, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ community)” According to For grant documents.
Milwaukee Public Schools was awarded $986,757 for a project aimed at “promoting racial equity” and “removing institutionalized barriers.” document show. another program The group, conducted in a Pennsylvania school district, taught students about “community policing, trauma-informed conflict highlighting racial, historical and intergenerational trauma, social media’s influence on conflict and escalation of conflict. and received $1,688,668 from the Department of Justice to teach “management, anti-bias education, and restorative practices.”
DEI is being eradicated in many states as governors move to ban such programs. Major companies like Walmart and some universities are also moving to eliminate DEI training for employees and students, as well as race-based admissions and hiring decisions. (Related: University considering dismantling DEI bureaucracy plans workshop on ‘recognizing racism in everyday life’)
A report released after Texas banned the program said schools with DEI policies were not improving learning outcomes for target groups. Another report found that DEI policies made people much more likely to agree with Adolf Hitler’s racist statements.
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