{"id":2028023,"date":"2023-09-11T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:49:16","slug":"beyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training\/","title":{"rendered":"California school district spends $170k on anti-oppression teacher training, moving beyond allyship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A California School\u2064 District Spends $171,000 \u2062on Left-Wing Equity Trainings<\/h2>\n<p>A California school district recently made headlines for\u200b spending a whopping $171,000 on &#8220;equity trainings&#8221; from a Left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firm-linked-to-joe-biden-scrubs-website-of-all-china-related-business\/\" title=\"Firm Linked To Joe Biden Scrubs Website Of All China Related Business\">consulting firm<\/a>. Public records obtained\u200c by The Daily Wire reveal that the Riverside \u2062Unified\u200b School District entered \u200binto a contract with Epoch \u200dEducation, an education consulting \u200dfirm known for its use of Critical Race Theory.<\/p>\n<p>The contract, which can \u2064be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/09\/RUSDContract.pdf\">here<\/a>, shows\u200b that the school district \u2064purchased three different &#8220;equity series&#8221; coaching sessions \u2064and courses\u2062 that \u200bare deeply rooted in Critical Race Theory. \u200dOne of these programs, called the Equity Learning Series, consists\u200b of\u200d 20 hours of \u200bonline courses \u200bthat delve into the core\u200d principles of Critical \u2064Race Theory, such as &#8220;systemic racial inequity,&#8221; intersectionality, racial privilege,\u2062 and implicit bias. The program\u200c aims to \u2062provide participants with a common\u200b language and an equity lens to identify and discuss equity issues. \u2062You can find the program outline <a href=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/09\/Epoch-Education-Equity-Learning-Series.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto a document from\u200c Epoch Education,\u200b which can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/epocheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/epoch-education-brochure_2022.pdf\">here<\/a>, another program offered \u2063by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-trump-reveals-endorsement-seal-to-fight-off-scammers\/\" title=\"Team Trump unveils endorsement seal to combat 'scammers'\">consulting\u200b firm<\/a> is called the &#8220;Creating And Sustaining Equity Series.&#8221; This program involves five two-hour sessions that \u200bfocus on &#8220;deep transformative work&#8221; and\u2063 is designed for organizations\u2063 that are ready to move beyond allyship to anti-oppression.<\/p>\n<h3>Critical Race\u2062 Theory Spreads \u2063Across the Country<\/h3>\n<p>While Critical Race Theory has \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-push-back-on-false-claims-from-media-about-desantis-response-to-building-collapse\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Push Back On False Claims From Media About DeSantis Response To Building Collapse\">gained significant traction<\/a> in deep-blue \u200bstates like California, it is\u200c not limited to these\u200d areas. Education nonprofit Parents Defending Education has identified\u200c hundreds of\u2062 school districts across the country,\u200b including \u200bin every state, that promote Critical\u2063 Race Theory and the equity agenda through various means such as teacher trainings, lesson\u200b plans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-private-schools-have-gone-woke\/\" title=\"Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke\">race-based affinity groups<\/a>, and reading lists.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b despite the substantial amount \u2064of money being spent on Left-wing education consulting programs, reading and math\u2063 scores have plummeted to their lowest levels in \u200bdecades. This decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training\/\" title=\"California school district spends 0k on anti-oppression teacher training, moving beyond allyship.\">academic performance affects\u200b students<\/a> \u200dof \u200dall races and genders. You can read more\u2062 about\u200b it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/06\/21\/1183445544\/u-s-reading-and-math-scores-drop-to-lowest-level-in-decades#:~:text=U.S.%20reading%20and%20math%20scores%20drop%20to%20lowest%20level%20in%20decades&#038;text=The%20average%20scores%2C%20from%20tests,are%20the%20lowest%20in%20decades.\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Epoch Education&#8217;s \u2064Admission to\u200d Critical Race Theory<\/h3>\n<p>Epoch Education has openly acknowledged its use of Critical Race Theory and has \u200ceven hosted presentations on the topic. These presentations explore concepts such as &#8220;racial awakening,&#8221; &#8220;racism \u200cas the heartbeat of America,&#8221; and &#8220;whiteness\u2064 as property.&#8221; Parents Defending Education has noted that Epoch Education previously offered a course\u2064 titled \u2062&#8221;Critical \u200cRace Theory: From Theory to Practice,&#8221; although it is no longer listed on their website.<\/p>\n<p>The Riverside Unified\u200b School District&#8217;s involvement with Epoch Education dates back to at least 2020. Riverside&#8217;s Assistant Superintendent Jacqueline \u200bPerez gave a presentation to \u2064the school board announcing the partnership with \u2064the consulting firm.\u2064 The \u200dpresentation, influenced by professional development modules from Epoch Education, encouraged staff members to become &#8220;equity\u2062 champions,&#8221; develop cultural competency, and explore the concept\u2062 of \u2063&#8221;whiteness as property through Critical \u2063Race Theory.&#8221; Interestingly, board members had denied teaching Critical Race\u2064 Theory just a month prior.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063district&#8217;s equity resource list page, which \u2063has since been deleted, featured numerous Critical Race \u200dTheory texts, \u200dincluding \u200ban &#8220;Anti-Racist Reading List&#8221; and an essay titled\u2063 &#8220;Decentering Whiteness.&#8221;\u2064 The\u200c essay\u200d argues that &#8220;white culture has, on balance, been based on principles of conquest\u200d and exploitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Riverside Unified School District has not responded\u200d to requests for comment regarding \u200ctheir\u2063 partnership with Epoch Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California school district paid $171,000 for &#8220;equity trainings&#8221; from a Left-wing consulting firm that employs Critical Race Theory, according to public records obtained by The Daily Wire. 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