A national nonprofit that works to root out what it calls liberal “indoctrination” at schools and colleges has accused Portland Public Schools of “flagrant racial preferencing” in its drive to create a Center for Black Student Excellence.
The nonprofit, Defending Education, asked the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights division this week to investigate the school district’s decision to buy a $16 million building and spend up to $25 million to convert it into a space where nonprofit organizations can provide enrichment programming aimed at improving outcomes for Black students.
The complaint, first reported by Willamette Week, details the district’s push to center Black students and families and tailor programming at the center to match their cultural, social and educational needs. District officials counter that the center’s services will be available to children of all racial backgrounds…