Teachers' union contracts are laden with diversity, equity, and inclusion practices that prioritize race-based hiring practices, mandatory DEI trainings, and anti-racist development programs, a nationwide investigation found.

Watchdog group Defending Education found multiple examples of public school districts agreeing to union contracts full of DEI initiatives that likely fall afoul of President Trump's directives ordering publicly funded educational institutions to cease racially discriminatory programs. The report, which uncovered progressive DEI policies via public records requests, shows just how dominant race- and gender-based practices have become in public education.

Denver Public Schools, for example, entered into a 2022-25 contract with National Education Association ...