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You Are Invited to Join Illinois Families for Public Schools to Discuss School Board Disruptions

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 24, 2022January 25, 2022

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022014

On January 27 at 7 p.m. (Central Time), Illinois Families for Public Schools and other groups will sponsor a Zoom meeting on the subject, “Confronting...

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Maurice Cunningham: The “National Parents Union” Is Not What You Think

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 23, 2022January 24, 2022

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022017

Retired professor of political science Maurice Cunningham recently read an article about Randi Weingarten that quoted Kelli Rodrigues as leader of the National Parents Union,...

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Maurice Cunningham: Beware the Koch-Funded “Parents Groups”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 18, 2021December 19, 2021

December 18, 2021December 19, 2021023

Maurice Cunningham is a retired professor of political science in Massachusetts who specializes in following the trail of Dark Money into school issues. He was...

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Leonie Haimson: To Reduce Inequality, Cut Class Sizes

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 10, 2021December 11, 2021

December 10, 2021December 11, 2021029

Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, is one of the nation’s most persistent advocates of class size reduction. She is the voice of...

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Peter Greene on the GOP’s “Parent Bill of Rights”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 5, 2021December 6, 2021

December 5, 2021December 6, 2021030

Peter Greene reviews efforts by Congressional Republicans to pass legislation guaranteeing parent rights. He goes through the legislation point-by-point and concludes that most of the...

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Andre Perry: Push Back Against Conspiracy Theories That Defame Public Schools and Teachers

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 3, 2021December 4, 2021

December 3, 2021December 4, 2021040

Andre Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, urges parents to speak out against fake conspiracy theories that are being cynically used to undermine...

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Pro-Public School Candidates Lost in Virginia, But Captured Some School Board Races Elsewhere

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 4, 2021November 5, 2021

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021058

The media focused its attention on Virginia, where the gubernatorial race was centered on education issues, especially whether parents had a right to control what...

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Illinois: Parent Groups Sue to Remove COVID Safety Measures

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 30, 2021October 31, 2021

October 30, 2021October 31, 2021052

Organized parent groups in Illinois are suing school boards, the state board of education and the Governor to remove mask mandates and other safety measures...

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Rachel Cohen: How Advocacy Groups Are Refuting the Critics of CRT

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 3, 2021August 4, 2021

August 3, 2021August 4, 2021043

Rachel Cohen wrote an interesting post about how progressive advocacy groups, teachers, and activists are responding to broad-brush attacks on schools teaching Critical Race Theory....

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Maurice Cunningham: Phony Parent Groups Lead Attacks on Critical Race Theory

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 31, 2021August 1, 2021

July 31, 2021August 1, 2021053

Maurice Cunningham is a political scientist with a deep interest in how Dark Money influences education policy. His motto is: “Dark Money never sleeps.” He...

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