Transparency

State and Local Government

Complete the Idea: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Convergence (DEIC)

As I’ve shared before, my immigrant-turned-native-born family enjoyed and endured both the best and worst of America’s story. But my story isn’t unique; in fact, the idea of America as […]

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State and Local Government

The Unbelievable “Whiteness” of Springfield Public Schools

The debate over critical race theory (CRT) is heating up in the Show-Me State. The legislature recently held a hearing on CRT to explore parents’ concerns about its appearance in […]

State and Local Government

Lee’s Summit School District Wants $40,000 to Show What It’s Teaching Kids

As readers know, over the last few weeks we’ve made public records requests to schools and districts across the state to find out whether they are teaching critical race theory […]

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State and Local Government

Columbia Public School District Bringing the 1619 Project to Classrooms

This week at a meeting of its school board, the Columbia Public School District officially accepted a grant from the Pulitzer Center to teach aspects of the New York Times’ […]

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State and Local Government

Major K-12 Teachers Union Endorses Teaching Critical Race Theory

The National Education Association (NEA) made some big news at its annual meeting last week, endorsing the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) to K-12 students and calling on members […]

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State and Local Government

First Results of Our Request for Critical Race Theory Curricula

Earlier this week, we began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race theory (CRT) concepts in the classroom. Similar to the Show-Me Checkbook […]

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