The candidates, Lorena Biasotti & Lydia Dominguez, have no formal experience in education, and at least in one candidate’s history, has been booted from school district meetings for being disruptive. them.us/story/former-m…

Being anti-public school is an inherently unpopular platform. The group has increasingly embraced a slate of positions most voters likely understand will harm public schools. otherduties.substack.com/p/moms-for-lib…

The disgraced, discredited & voter-rejected book-banning extremist group Moms for Liberty is still looking to remain relevant in this year’s election, including a high-profile U.S. Senate race, and in school board elections. glaad.org/moms-for-liber…

Curtis Bashaw, the Republican candidate for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate seat, is sparking backlash within the LGBTQ+ community after signing the Moms for Liberty Parent Pledge, aligning himself with a group designated an “extremist” organization. advocate.com/election/curti…

Moms for Liberty-aligned candidates, all endorsed by DeSantis, were outpaced in all three school board races up for grabs in the primary elections. patch.com/florida/stpete…

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Valid opinions of course may differ but I think a very generally agreeable Job 1 for everyone is, survive, breathe, feel what you feel, wrap your head around what's going on Job 2 is gonna be, even if it's different people, in a different form than you expected, organize

As someone who worked with and knew Donald Trump intimately for years, there is one phrase you'll never hear him say: "Forgive and forget" Trump always seeks revenge (no matter how minor the infraction) and he's the type of person who will burn down a house with a flamethrower to

In this Defense of Democracy Defense of Democracy podcast, Karen Svoboda talks with Glenn Harris and James Haslam of Race Forward about the history of public education, the #PublicSchoolStrong campaign, and how public education is the foundation for a just democracy. defenseofdemocracy.org/podcast/

Ballot measures in CO, KY and NE all asked voters to weigh-in on using public funds to support private schools. In all three cases, voters resoundingly rejected that idea. In KY, the margin was 2-1. theeducationreport.substack.com/p/a-divided-na…

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Nyack middle- and high-school students reported receiving text messages saying they were "selected to pick cotton," part of a trend that Black college students in the South reported receiving since Election Day. lohud.com/story/news/loc…

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"Working with President Trump, I will do everything I can to limit the federal overreach into education and return parents their rightful authority over our schools.” koco.com/article/ryan-w…

The @RainbowYouthUSA said it has received more than 3,810 calls so far this month, surpassing its monthly average of 3,765 in just 6 days. “We are receiving these calls out of fear,” @LanceUSA70 said. “Fear that we will lose our children to suicide.” washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11…

According to the report, "many people" were seen displaying flags with swastikas on Saturday night as the Fowlerville Community Theater performed the "Diary of Anne Frank." rawstory.com/nazi-flags-mic…

Among the early arguments against Justice, the foremost is her lack of a college degree, which may be met with criticism from one or two moderate Republican Senators but is unlikely to push any into the “nay” camp. floridapolitics.com/archives/70747…

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