Report: Silencing ‘Agents of Disruption’ Who Challenge Schools Can Save $2 Billion a Year

A report released this week says that by silencing "agents of disruption" from speaking out on "culturally divisive" conflicts in schools, districts could have saved $2 billion in the 2023-24 school year. A survey of superintendents says challenges to how districts teach race and racism, LGBTQ+ policies and school library books cost taxpayers $3.2 billion last school year. In the last several years, parents have become increasingly outspoken and critical on topics like critical race theory, gender identity, parental rights and books they say are not suitable for minors, and organizations like Moms for Liberty have grown as a result.