Ohio
New Ohio legislation targets diversity programs in K-12 education
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio Senate bill would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Ohio’s traditional public, charter and STEM schools.
Senate Bill 113 would prohibit schools from continuing or establishing DEI departments or offices, from using DEI in job descriptions, from requiring DEI training, or from contracting with consultants whose role would be promoting or hiring diverse people.
The bill also requires schools to establish complaint processes to hear student, parent or employee grievances about violations of the DEI ban.
The bill comes as legislation barring DEI at the college level also progresses in the General Assembly, having passed the Ohio Senate less than a month after it was introduced.
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At the federal level, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders banning DEI and instructing schools to give students a “patriotic” education. This has Ohio’s colleges assessing their programs, and in some cases, cutting them.
READ MORE: Ohio State to cut DEI programs, citing Trump orders and state legislation
State Sen. Andrew Brenner, a Delaware County Republican who is sponsoring the legislation, said Tuesday afternoon during legislative testimony that the focus on equity undermines people’s hard work and merit.
“DEI does not stand for diversity, equity and inclusion,” Brenner said. “It stands for division, exclusion and indoctrination. It is unconstitutional, unfair and directly contradicts the vision of Martin Luther King Jr. And we must stand against these policies and ensure that our schools teach students to rise based on their abilities, not their racial identity.”
This led to a clash with state Sen. Catherine Ingram, a Cincinnati Democrat, who challenged Brenner’s understanding of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Brenner “believes that Martin Luther King said this is to be merit,” she said. “And what he said was he had a dream that one day, one day, not then and certainly not now, that we are equitable… Unfortunately for a very long time, certain groups of people started far behind the starting line.”
Brenner replied that, “DEI is really about a redistribution of wealth, period. It does put people in classes. That is clearly obvious from everything that is going on in higher ed and in K-12. And what it’s doing is saying some people are privileged and some other people are not, and you must recognize that. And regardless of whether or not we are working hard… it’s trying to do is trying to redistribute wealth and come out with an equal outcome.”
Brenner said he believed King was asking society to give everyone an opportunity “to advance and become successful and live on their own and be able to raise a family and not be harassed over things.”
State Sen. Kent Smith, a Euclid Democrat, said he was concerned the hyperfocus on DEI would cause harm. Sometimes, districts look for a disabled athlete to coach an adaptive track and field team, which the Ohio High School Athletic Association deemed a sport in 2013, he said.
“So my concern is that in this effort to clear DEI out of public schools, whether or not we’re going to inadvertently hurt populations that perhaps you hadn’t considered,” he said.
Laura Hancock covers state government and politics for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.
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CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Sixty percent of children in Ohio are not ready for kindergarten when they start school.
Now, a national nonprofit is working to change that by expanding access to books and promoting early literacy across the state.
Sixty percent of children in Ohio are not ready for kindergarten when they start school. (WKRC file)
Nedra Smith has seen the difference firsthand. Her two young daughters receive books through the program at their pediatrician visits at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
“They love to read now,” Smith said. “We’ll randomly be out and they’ll see a book and want to read a book.”
Reach Out and Read partners with pediatricians to give children books during regular checkups and encourage parents to read aloud with them. The program has been part of Cincinnati Children’s for more than a decade.
“They typically come in and tell us they got new books,” Smith said. “They typically ask me to read the book right then and there.”
Program leaders say early literacy is increasingly being recognized as an important part of a child’s overall health and development.
“Initially, literacy may not have been in the forefront or seen as a health benefit,” said Kristy High, program manager for Reach Out and Read. “Well-child checks focus on shots, nutrition, and those things; but now we want to focus on those main benefits for the development and milestones when it comes to learning.”
The organization is now working to expand its reach statewide, with a goal of serving children in all 88 Ohio counties.
“We know that those first five years of life are the most critical for brain development,” said Steven Lake, executive director of Reach Out and Read Ohio. “If we can intervene as early as possible, essentially, we reach out at birth; we know we can have the greatest impact.”
Smith encourages other parents to participate in the program and read to their children.
“It’s fun,” Smith said. “It’s actually fun to see them light up, and I think they’ll pass that on to their own kids as well.”
Reach Out and Read also partners with providers in Kentucky and Indiana. You can find a participating provider near you on the organization’s website.
If you are a doctor looking to participate in the program, click here.
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