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Virginia School District Shells Out Nearly $50,000 For Survey Crafted By Race Consultants

Chrissy Clark
Virginia School District Shells Out Nearly $50,000 For Survey Crafted By Race Consultants
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A northern Virginia school district shelled out nearly $50,000 to a racial consultant for a survey intended to direct its new “anti-racist” curriculum.

The concerned parent organization Parents Defending Education (PDE) uncovered that the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) district spent $49,600 to conduct an “Anti-Bias Community Engagement Policy” survey. The survey was crafted by a New York City-based diversity, equity, and inclusion firm called Leadership Academy.

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