On a mission: Rutgers teaching CRT to county & town administrators

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By Rubashov
 
The Principal at New York City's High School for Law and Public Service has fully embraced Critical Race Theory – and she is doing something about it, she's being “anti-racist”. All of which has led her to being formally accused of attempting to fire “white” staff because of their race.
 
The Daily Mail reports:
 
A Washington Heights principal accused of wanting to oust white staffers reportedly created a learning environment plagued by 'utter disorganization and insanity.'
 
Students attending New York City's High School for Law and Public Service claim their lives have become 'miserable' under the leadership of Principal Paula Lev.
 
They also allege their quality of education has declined after Lev ousted 'fully experienced and qualified' staff as part of her alleged diversity crusade.
 
A student-created petition claims a handful of Lev's new hires 'are super under-qualified' and that their 'lack of knowledge' has affected students' ability to learn.
 
The petition also cited fears of attending class due to a 'dangerous' environment fueled by an 'insane number of fights, constant arguing and improper administrative action.'
 
Lev was hit with a probe last year by the NYC Department of Education (DOE) after she allegedly told a teacher she was 'going to get rid of all these white teachers that aren't doing anything for the kids of our community.'
 
The complaint will now go before the New York State Division of Human Rights.

The probe was launched after faculty members at High School for Law and Public Service accused principal Paula Lev of discriminating against staff and conspiring to get a white colleague fired.
 
Faculty filed a complaint with the Education Department and also voted they had 'no confidence' in Lev's leadership.
 
The complaint alleged Lev 'flagrantly but unsuccessfully attempted to divide our school by race' and told an employee that she 'was going to get rid of all these white teachers that aren't doing anything for the kids of our community.'
 
To continue reading…
 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10977709/Principal-accused-trying-fire-white-staff-race-created-school-insanity.html
 
Meanwhile, over in New Jersey, Rutgers is on a mission to turnout more ideological administrators like Paula Lev. Here is a program that specifically targets the county and municipal administrators who run local governments across New Jersey. It’s called the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training/ Certification Program at Rutgers University.
 
Rutgers’ website explains its mission:
 
“The Connection Between Race, Power, and Privilege: A series of four courses designed to provide public managers an opportunity to increase individual aptitude and knowledge in foundational concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Coordinated through the Center for Executive Leadership in Government at Rutgers University. NJ DCA Approved.”
 
This program is the holy grail of “Wokeness” and designed to inculcate the perspective of Marxist Critical Race Theory in the people administrating our counties and municipalities. It is nothing short of an ideological training course on how bureaucrats can corrupt the democratic outcomes of elections and radicalize communities from within.
 
The program begins with a self-assessment course:
 
Building Awareness
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course is designed to provide public managers an opportunity to increase individual aptitude and knowledge in foundational concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this interactive session, you will be challenged to explore and unpack your own biases and identify personal development areas of improvement. Through a range of individual and group experiences you will begin to recognize blind spots connected to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this program, you will be able to:

  • Identify and understand where you are on your personal diversity, equity and inclusion journey and how it impacts your actions and beliefs

  • Recognize blind spots connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion

  • Develop personal goals to increase the intentionality of actions

 
The program follows with three prerequisite courses:
 
Exploring Race & Racism
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is designed to explore the concept of race and the impact of systemic racism in our daily lives. Through a variety of experiences, you will uncover some of the realities of race and racism for us and the people that we interact with on a regular basis. This course is a continuation of the first DEI course that focuses on building awareness.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss how race is a man-made construct

  • Explain systemic racism and its impacts

  • Identify how individuals can disrupt systemic racism 

 
The Connection Between Race, Power and Privilege
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is focused on building awareness that leads to action. The course explores the concepts of race, power, and privilege and through a variety of experiences, you will unpack how intersectionality impacts us all. We will also identify the hidden burden that people of color face at the intersection of race, power, and privilege.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the difference between race, power, and privilege

  • Explain the term intersectionality and apply it to their lives

  • Identify where individuals can use their power and privilege to disrupt system racism

 
Building a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive organization
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is focused on building awareness that leads to action in the workplace. It will allow participants to use what they learned in the three prior courses to explore how a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace looks, sounds and feels.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace

  • Identify aspects of a workplace culture that is strong in diversity, equity and inclusion

  • Identify their role in building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization

 
And finally, a two-day “team building” course is offered for the administrative management of a municipality or county:
 
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course is designed for organizational leaders who are seeking strategies to improve their organizations’ culture and performance. Organizational leaders will begin by grounding in their identities and building foundational knowledge about diversity, equity, and inclusion and will then explore the role that race, power, and privilege play in the workplace. The course will focus on the staff experience as the lever for change. Participants should have the authority to impact organizational practices.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and understand where they are on their personal diversity, equity, and inclusion journey and how it impacts their actions and beliefs

  • Explain the term intersectionality and apply it to their lives and workplace

  • Explain the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace

  • Identify strategies in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization

 
Rutgers scored big in the state’s FY2023 budget with an additional $300 million. This while funding for local districts has been slashed by millions. Maybe the Legislature should push to uncover how much is being spent on programs like the one above? 

Kenny Xu, author of 'An Inconvenient Minority'

He argues that Asian-American success disproves critical race theory.