By: Diane Benjamin
The top 6 stories are ALL Unit 5:
https://blnnews.com/2025/10/07/proof-political-propaganda-is-allowed-at-unit-5/
https://blnnews.com/2025/12/04/can-your-3rd-grader-read-likely-no-in-public-school/
https://blnnews.com/2025/10/07/see-what-matt-chapman-is-teaching/
https://blnnews.com/2025/09/23/unit-5-school-board-doesnt-care-what-you-think/
https://blnnews.com/2025/09/20/controversy-surrounds-unit-5-board-chair-alex-williams/
https://blnnews.com/2025/10/02/want-to-know-why-every-kid-at-evans-is-punished-see-this/
If you haven’t taken the Unit 5 survey: https://forms.gle/sfLWSF4Bcv92EU3bA
Maybe people will actually vote the next time school board members are elected – 2027.
Maybe people will actually run, in 2025 only union candidates ran.
Unit 5 is a mess –
The founder of the identity centered education system (DEI) in Unit 5 was Dr. Ivette M. Dubiel, CEO of Systemic Educational Equity LLC.
Their “impact” –
91 SCHOOL DISTRICTS mostly in Illinois.
20 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND NOT-PROFITS in
CA, CO, IL, IN, MA, NM, RI, UT
Her comments from the past, found on LinkedIn:
“Equity Audits & Equity Action Plans (EAP) are extremely popular. We remain honored to support all types of organizations in their journey.” – 3 yrs ago
“Transformative work everyday with over 100 organizations across the country.
Honored to be here.” 2 yrs ago
Today –
http://www.systemicedequity.com (SEE LLC) website is disconnected. Her former team members don’t list their employment with SEE LLC on their LinkedIn pages.
Where is she is now? –
Assistant Superintendent of Diverse Learners – OSWEGO CUSD 308 SCHOOL DISTRICT
She’s busy helping to recruit school psychologists to try and fix everything she and others like her messed up.