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Today’s political climate leaves no room for nuanced thinking. This is disastrous for education.
Are we not doing our students a grave disservice by withholding a diversity of worldviews, perspectives, and positions on the issues?
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3 implications of book banning and the power of diverse literature
Explore the concerning trend of book banning, particularly targeting diverse and LGBTQ+-related literature, and its potential impact on society.
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Alabama trashed over $16,000 in teacher training books because they were too “woke”
The books discussed white privilege and LGBTQ+ people, so the governor trashed them.
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The right-wing assault on education is squeezing the joy out of learning
The right misappropriates terms like “woke” into hate-filled epithets and in the process has taken away the true purpose of education.
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Oklahoma Department of Education announces partnership with right-wing propaganda group
PragerU’s videos have been described as misleading, factually inaccurate, and “dog whistles for the extreme right.”
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The right is making public education intolerable. That’s not an accident.
Don’t Say Gay laws and “parents rights” groups are all part of a plan to completely defund public education.
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Voters in all parties are concerned about the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+ school policies
Republicans say parents want to ban LGBTQ+ issues from schools. They’re dead wrong.
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Religious protesters in Maryland fight LGBTQ+ school curriculum
Religious parents are calling an inclusive new English program “indoctrination.”
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Parents protest school district’s no opt-out policy for LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum
A group of parents is suing the school board to allow them to opt their children out of LGBTQ+-inclusive lessons.
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5th grade Georgia teacher fired for reading “divisive” book about acceptance
She bought “My Shadow is Purple” at the school’s book fair and then was fired for reading it to students.