The Bradley Foundation, DeVos Family Foundation, and Koch Foundation are some of the biggest right-wing funders orchestrating this coordinated attack on our public education system from all fronts.
He does a masterful job of toggling between the local story of Southlake and the big picture nationally in the right’s war on public education.
Taxpayers are funding asset hoards, property purchases, advertising, and gift cards for cyber charters. What this money is not funding is quality education.
Rep. David Zimmerman’s bill is the latest carefully spun attempt to inject a right-wing brand of Christianity into schools in hopes of bringing more children to Jesus. It has already happened in Texas and Florida.
Christian Right culture warriors are doing “a better job at being clever as serpents” in their war on public education.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition founder Christina Brussalis is tight-lipped about who’s funding the organization, who’s on the board, and whether they are working with the Independence Law Center.
PA remains a state of wide educational contrasts between wealthy and poor, rural and urban, and large and small school districts, as well as the contrast between those that welcome and support diversity and others that are repressive and discriminatory.
The law firm has quietly helped districts draft policies for banning books, discriminating against LGBTQ students, and promoting reactionary Christian values.
Yet the Shapiro administration approves one anyway.
The solution to Trump and Musk’s trickle down chaos is organizing and solidarity.
The Democratic-majority court has played a big role in defusing election challenges. Now Republicans are mobilizing for a takeover.
By denying the realities of sex, gender, and race, the White House’s statements worsen inequity and cause harm.
Why isn’t the corporate media reporting about this more, or in many cases at all?
“The hope is to foster a better understanding of who our local immigrant community is, what challenges they face and how we can be more welcoming and understanding as a community,” said Doylestown Borough Manager John Davis.
