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Senate panel sends anti-DEI in higher ed bill to floor

Senate Bill 227, titled 'Eliminating DEI from Public Education,' passed the North Carolina Senate with a vote of 28-18 earlier this month.
The bill targets 12 divisive concepts, restricting teachers from discussing systemic oppression and making students feel responsible for past injustices related to race or gender.
Teacher turnover in North Carolina has reached unprecedented levels, with over 10,000 teachers leaving their positions last year, raising concerns about the impact of SB 227 on public education.
Tamika Walker Kelly stated that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to public education, asserting that these principles are 'purposely misunderstood for political purposes.

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Senate panel sends anti-DEI in higher ed bill to floor

Bill 1198 moves to the Senate floor, proposing bans on DEI-related courses and activities in Idaho public universities.

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Senate Bill 1198 — Higher ed, freedom of inquiry

Bill Description: Senate Bill 1198 eliminates and prohibits all DEI related offices, initiatives, programs, and employees within public institutions of higher education; it also prohibits bias reporting systems, mandatory DEI related coursework, and discriminatory practices in admissions and employment decisions. Analyst Note: Senate Bill 1198 is effectively the same as Senate Bill 1048 introduced earlier […]

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From DEI ban to recess, Oklahoma Legislature advances array of education bills • Oklahoma Voice

Students walk in a line before entering the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Feb. 25. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers advanced bills expanding college scholarships, recess time and school tutoring while approving limits to virtual school days and diversity programs before a key legislative deadline this week. Bills had to pass their chamber of origin by Thursday, needing approval of the f…

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Cardinal & Pine

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Teachers worry over new bill banning DEI in NC public schools

Senate Bill 227 is NC’s latest attack on the state’s public education. Sarah Hill remembers the moment vividly. At Banks Road Elementary in Wake County, it was late November, and one of her first-grade students had shared with the class that his family celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Instead of moving on, Hill saw a moment to add to her lesson plan. “We study culture as part of our first-grade standards,” she said. “It was a gre…

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‘We don’t need it anymore’: W.Va. Senate passes bill to ban DEI in state government, schools

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that, if adopted as law, will ban all diversity, equity and inclusion practices and policies in state government and schools.

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Five Georgia senators condemn Education Committee’s passage of DEI legislation - On Common Ground News

ATLANTA—A group of Georgia senators are condemning the Senate Committee on Education and Youth’s passage of House Bill 127. The proposed legislation that prohibits public schools, local education agencies and public postsecondary institutions from promoting or maintaining programs that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. The bill passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth on Thursday, [...] The post Five Georgia senator…

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