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California school district spends over $900K on DEI programs
Merced City School District allocated $913,423 for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs including an African American Affinity Group and a summer rap camp, with $270,000 for facilitation.
- Merced City School District has spent $913,423 on diversity, equity and inclusion consultant contracts, including a $270,000 agreement with Fresno-based School Yard Rap featuring a summer Rap Camp and an African American Affinity Group.
- Erika Sanzi, senior director of communications at Defending Education, argues spending priorities are misplaced given the district serves about 11,400 students where only 20% are proficient in math and 33% in reading.
- One signature program titled "Moor than a Month" uses song lyrics modeled after hip-hop group Migos to reference what the program describes as a "white male skew" in history education.
- The Department of Justice is reviewing allegations of race-based programming, which officials described as "troubling," while Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division stated offering benefits solely based on race is illegal.
- Merced City School District maintains it "proudly supports the partnership" with School Yard Rap, emphasizing that camps are open to all 3rd through 8th grade students to foster unique educational approaches.
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California school district spends over $900K on DEI programs
(The Center Square) – California’s Merced City School District has spent $913,423 on consultants for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to documents provided by Defending Education.
Merced school district spends $900,000 on DEI programs
By Esther Wickham California’s Merced City School District has spent $913,423 on consultants for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to documents provided by Defending Education. The contracts, provided by the nonprofit Defending Education, includes an “African American Affinity Group” for 100 African American students and a summer “Rap Camp.” The cost to facilitate those programs is estimated at $270,000. The big picture: In…
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