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Omaha Steve

(103,349 posts)
Mon Jul 3, 2023, 11:36 AM Jul 2023

AP: Moms for Liberty's focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions


https://apnews.com/article/moms-for-liberty-school-board-races-2024-5311cc11cd657a04e233216ac783d8f3

By ALI SWENSON
Published 7:46 AM CDT, July 2, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and to other education posts in 2024 and beyond. The effort is setting up a clash with teachers unions and others on the left who view the group as a toxic presence in public schools.

The group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, said during its annual summit over the weekend in Philadelphia that Moms for Liberty will use its political action committee next year to engage in school board races nationwide. It also will “start endorsing at the state board level and elected superintendents.”

Her comments confirm that Moms for Liberty, which has spent its first two years inflaming school board meetings with aggressive complaints about instruction on systemic racism and gender identity in the classroom, is developing a larger strategy to overhaul education infrastructure across the country.

As the group has amassed widespread conservative support and donor funding, its focus on education ensures that even as voters turn their attention to the 2024 presidential race, school board elections will remain some of the most contentious political fights next year.

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AP: Moms for Liberty's focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2023 OP
Scary situation maccafan Jul 2023 #1

maccafan

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1. Scary situation
Mon Jul 3, 2023, 01:23 PM
Jul 2023

Teachers, their unions, and all public school supporters need to work to keep this radical group from taking over local and state school boards. This is a dangerous scenario for all public schools.

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