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DeSantis’s Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money
The dark-money funded extremists appointed to the board by Ron DeSantis will wield power over Florida's K-12 schools.
Tennessee Education Bill Would Ban Discussion of Systemic Racism at Colleges
“This sounds like fascism, this sounds like authoritarianism,” Democratic Rep. Justin Jones said during debate.
Progressive Library Boards Can Block Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s How.
Want to fight right-wing censors? Join a public library board! They are at the front lines of this struggle nationwide.
New Memphis Program Would Arrest Kids for Playing Music, Dancing, Selling Candy
This program is “a recipe for more incarcerations and police killings of Black teens,” says Moms Demand Action.
Educators and Publishers Are Fighting the Right’s Attempt to Erase Black History
The right has compiled a glossary of words like “abolition” and “equity” that it deems suspect in classroom contexts.
Court Rules Teachers Don’t Have a Religious Right to Misgender Trans Students
“Court victories keep rolling in for trans people,” said transgender activist Erin Reed of this decision.
Colorado Anti-Terrorism Agency Monitored a Student Walkout Against Gun Violence
“Our country is stuck in a seemingly endless cycle,” said one student. “We refuse to accept that.”
Child Gun Deaths Rose 50 Percent in Just 2 Years, Research Finds
The data underlines just how bad the U.S.’s gun violence problem is — and suggests how much worse it could get.
US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education”
Republicans are rallying behind racist pedagogy as an organizing principle.
Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank’s Diary
The right-wing group that requested the ban plans to seek the removal of around 250 additional titles in the district.