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Amid Attacks From Right, Racial Justice Curricula Gain Momentum in Blue States
As some states rush to restrict what can be taught, other localities are mandating a more inclusive curriculum.
Florida’s Ron DeSantis Is Just a Step Behind Hungary’s Fascist Viktor Orbán
Anti-LGBTQ attacks in Hungary are offering bigoted inspiration to the far right in the U.S.
Florida GOP Passes Bill to Undermine Unions for Public Employees — Except Cops
The bill would bar unions for teachers and nurses from automatically collecting dues.
Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes
Massachusetts needs to reevaluate the tax-exempt status of its private universities with endowments over $1 billion.
Disney Sues DeSantis Over “Targeted Campaign” Originating in LGBTQ Rights Feud
The lawsuit accuses DeSantis of waging a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” against Disney.
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.
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.
Trump Remains Most Likely to Win GOP 2024 Nod, as DeSantis’s Numbers Fizzle Out
Trump currently has 45 endorsements from Republicans in the House of Representatives while DeSantis has three.
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.
LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida
Civil rights organizations have warned that any travel to Florida should be approached with “extreme caution.”