The Free Press published an exclusive story yesterday about the public school system in Long Beach, California. Since 2019 the Long Beach Unified School District has had a contract with a group called Californians for Justice which describes itself as a “youth-powered organization fighting for racial justice.” Not only did the district pay the group $2 million in taxpayer funds, it also paid individual students more than $1,000 each to participate.
Starting from December 2019 until now, the Long Beach Unified School District south of Los Angeles has paid at least 78 students a total of nearly $100,000 for participating in a club run by the organization, also known as CFJ. The most recent contract runs until June 2024…
A spokesperson for Long Beach Unified School District said the district refers to these stipends as “internships,” which ensure “equitable participation in CFJ…
