Report Finds SPLC Teacher-Training Materials Embedded in 38 States as Congress Probes Nonprofit
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Report Finds SPLC Teacher-Training Materials Embedded in 38 States as Congress Probes Nonprofit
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Summary
Defending Education said SPLC’s Learning for Justice materials appear in teacher-preparation programs in 38 states after researchers reviewed 100 colleges of education.
The report says the standards are built into required courses, handbooks, student-teacher evaluations, lesson plans and professional development, often through faculty-only pages rather than public disclosures.
California State University, Sacramento, William & Mary, Western Washington and Brandeis were cited as requiring or using the standards, while Maryland’s education department was said to reference them in teacher-induction regulations.
Federal money also touched the effort, the report said, citing a $275,000 NSF-backed Northern Arizona project and a $3.3 million Education Department grant to Claremont Graduate University.
The findings land as scrutiny of SPLC widens after an 11-count Justice Department indictment in April and a June House hearing where the group denied wrongdoing.