Stride Learning
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Stride Learning has not publicly terminated employees or contracts based on views or beliefs. The company has used its corporate reputation and funds to promote DE&I causes, including the implementation of DE&I measurement in employee appraisals. Stride Learning does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination. The company has also advanced LGBTQ ideologies in its support of a transgender student who was denied approval of her name change by her school. For these reasons, Stride Learning receives a Medium Risk rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
There are no publicly known cases of Stride Learning terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. However, Stride does implement ESG into all aspects of its business (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Stride Learning does not publicly disclose a charitable giving policy.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Strive Learning does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Stride Learning CEO James Rhyu has signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion (1). Stride Learning has used its newsroom to support a transgender student who moved to online learning after not being granted her name change by the school (2). The company has aligned with the BLM movement, stating that they serve as “role models for children.” Stride incorporates DE&I “measurements into all employees’ core competency performance appraisals.” The company also offers unconscious bias training material to educators and hosts a “week of understanding” for employees to attend (3). Stride Learning created the “We Stand Together” platform and scholarship to advance its DEI initiatives (4). Stride One Voice offers lessons on “diversity, equity, civil rights, social justice, and other topics critical to modern American society” (5). These DEI lessons are offered for grades K through 8.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Stride has committed over $11 million towards DE&I scholarships (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Stride Learning does not operate a PAC but does lobby for issues that are consistent with its business interests (1).
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August 17, 2023
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