Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman talks about the looming threats that the organized and well-funded right poses to public education and which tools are useful in fighting that threat.
White nationalists are emboldened when elected Republican officials choose to ignore the distribution of hateful and dangerous propaganda, says Democratic Jewish Outreach PA.
“Censorship must be called out for what it is. Removing, restricting, or imposing policy and intimidation on school librarians that limits the selection of materials will harm our students,” said Pennsylvania School Librarians Association President-elect Sarah DeMaria.
In her analysis of Reconstruction, Kidada Williams reminds us that a better world has always been possible.
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“Pennsylvania has become an increasingly large focus point for extremists who have found that by targeting school boards they are able to impose a political agenda on to a lot of people,” said Education Voters PA Executive Director Suasan Spicka.
Emails retrieved from RTK requests reveal the extent and scope of board members’ attempts to push more right-wing indoctrination into classrooms.
AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg says voucher programs are “harmful,” “anti-public education,” and they “leave kids behind.”
The public is invited to attend the meet and greet event and engage with elected local and state officials, including the Council Rock alumni and California Rep. Khanna.
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