Education

There’s More To Texas State Gov’s Takeover Of Houston Schools Than Meets The Eye
The Houston public school system is not failing.
DeSantis’s Latest Stunt Bill Exploits the Limits of Academic Freedom, Experts Say
Where Things Stand: Advocacy Group Finds GOP’s Slew Of Education-Gagging Laws Intentionally Vague
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Political observers have been theorizing for some time that the Republican Party’s current war on education and school-related issues is all part of a broader effort to create a political illusion. The right-wing media and right-wing politicians are seemingly using each other to make enough noise about faux cultural grievances that it’s impossible to tell where the noise originated in the first place.

Are kindergarteners in Florida being exposed to LGBTQ or gender identity issues in an age inappropriate way? Are math textbooks in Texas indoctrinating kids to become liberal cyborgs? No, but asking the question gives the question a life of its own.

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GOP Sen. Kennedy Says Opponents Of Reopening Schools ‘Can Kiss My A**’
Trump Is Considering Extra Funding To Help Schools Reopen, Says WH Adviser
President Donald Trump speaks during a news briefing at the White House, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Trump Threatens To Cut Funding From Schools Over ‘Radical Left Indoctrination’
Pence Hints At Using Fed Budget To Give States ‘Strong Incentive’ To Reopen Schools
TN GOPer Claims He Was Just Kidding About Wanting To Get Rid Of Higher Education
Bernie Sanders Pledges To Erase Country’s Entire $1.5 Trillion In Student Debt
speaks onstage at Conversations About America's Future: Senator Elizabeth Warren during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on March 8, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Warren Torches DeVos: She’s ‘The Worst Secretary Of Education We’ve Seen’
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