As the national spotlight continues to shine on Des Moines Public Schools and the curious case of Ian Roberts, lingering in the shadows is a deeper problem: K-12 education’s troubling love affair with race essentialism and advancing far-left ideologies.
Regardless of whether the board’s motivation in hiring Roberts was related to race, what is clear is that he and the district were big advocates of pushing a diversity, equity and inclusion agenda. Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common theme that has permeated board rooms, conference rooms, and hiring committees from coast to coast.
For years, school districts have scrambled to implement a wide range of left-wing social justice policies and procedures, particularly when it comes to hiring and retention practices…