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Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political …

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via KOB 4 (New Mexico)

The 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races. The group's co-founder said during its annual summit in Philadelphia that Moms for Liberty will use its political action committee to engage in school board races, state board of education races and elected superintendent races. These efforts will face opposition from teachers' unions and others on the left who view the group as a toxic presence in public education. Even with a presidential race in 2024, school board elections will remain some of the most contentious political fights next year.

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

The Rabbinate: Two millennia plus fifty years

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The State Journal-Register (Illinois)

The end of this month will mark three years since I retired from the active rabbinate.

Racism

Candidate rundown

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

With about a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set.

Racism

The Pentagon policy bill’s next big stumbling block: Kevin McCarthy

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

If the speaker loads up the bill with conservative measures, he could lose crucial Democrats.

Racism

Anti-trans agenda is a focal point of Philadelphia Moms for Liberty summit

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Denying transgender identity was a major theme — in addition to arguing that schools shouldn't teach about the topic.

Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

Moms for Liberty hears from GOP contenders on conservative education

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Lohud (New York)

The rising political group heard Saturday from long-shot Republican presidential candidates and prepared for the 2024 elections.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Breakpoint: Does therapy even work?

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

Therapy is about as much of the American experience these days as baseball, pickup trucks and apple pie. Professional counseling is now seen as more than just a last resort for psychological distress…

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Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in sign of group’s influence over GOP

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Both presidential candidates appeared eager to out-flank the other as they spoke at the group's conference in Philadelphia on Friday.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

State senator calls for studies into critical race theory in K-12 schools

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

The chair of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee is planning to study the use of critical race theory and other controversial subjects in the classroom.

Social Emotional Learning, LGBTQ+, Racism

Controversial new West Bonner County School District superintendent faces major budget shortfall

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

The West Bonner County School District has a controversial new superintendent who takes the reins of a district facing a significant budget shortfall.

School Board – General, Racism

Pulaski County judge halts state again from enforcing the LEARNS Act; appeal planned

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has again blocked the state from enforcing the LEARNS Act in an order Friday, pushing the education law back into legal limbo.

School Safety, Racism

State Superintendent Ryan Walters rubs elbows with Moms for Liberty

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

"You are the most patriotic, pro-American group in the country," he told the group Southern Poverty Law Center likened to those pushing to resegregate schools during the civil rights movement. #oklaed

Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism

Longtime Landmark And A Piece Of NJ History Will Be Imploded

Saturday, February 14th, 2026

via New Jersey 101.5 FM (New Jersey)

A Longtime Landmark And A Piece Of New Jersey History Will Be Imploded By Late October, The Final Piece Of This New Jersey Power Plant Comes Down Soon, B.L. England Generating Station, Upper Township, New Jersey

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Republican candidates for governor want to build on West Virginia track record, with variations – WV MetroNews

Saturday, February 14th, 2026

via West Virginia MetroNews (West Virginia)

The four appeared on stage together last week at a forum hosted by the Move WV Forward political action committee in Morgantown.

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What Happens When an Artist’s Technology Becomes Obsolete?

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

via The New York Times

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Scholastic Book Fairs Will Separate Diverse Titles

Monday, October 16th, 2023

via The New York Times

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Are these signs legal? They’re a ‘blatant attempt to deceive,’ says Tri-Cities official

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

via Tri-City Herald (Washington)

Racism

Publisher Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender

Saturday, February 14th, 2026

via The New York Times (New York)

The company was faulted for the practice, which it said was an effort to help schools navigate new laws restricting books about racism and L.G.B.T.Q. identities.

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Publisher Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and …

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

via The New York Times

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