Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event

Mead school district seeks federal guidance on gender policies

MEAD, Wash. – The Mead School District is navigating a complex situation involving federal funding and conflicting state and federal policies. The district has reached out to the federal government for clarity on protecting their funding amidst recent executive orders…

Waterloo's 1619 Freedom School to host canceled African American read-in

The after-school literacy program co-founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones will host the city’s 19th African American Read-In.

Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event

Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom School is hosting its own instead.

Nikole Hannah-Jones Hosts Black Read-In When Schools Wouldn’t

Home to the school district with the largest percentage of Black children in Iowa, schoolchildren in the city of Waterloo, population 67,000, typically participated in an annual statewide “read-in” highlighting Black books, authors, and themes.  A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Howard University professor, Nikole Hannah-Jones considers Waterloo, the state’s fifth-largest city, her hometown. As a former reporter for The New York Times, Han…