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Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S.
1 month ago

Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S.

LA Times  

• Book bans are on the rise as conservative parental rights groups fight what they believe is ‘wokeness’ in classrooms. We’re just getting back to commonsense America.” Trump’s threat to deny federal funding to schools that acknowledge transgender identities could affect curricula and the kinds of books school libraries stock. During his rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Trump …

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A Christian Nationalist attempt at undermining public education as we know it?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A Christian Nationalist attempt at undermining public education as we know it?

Raw Story  

This is the second part of a discussion with Josh Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University about his new book “The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers.” Part one of the interview was published on Thursday. The effort to get school vouchers approved nationwide has a long and varied history, but …

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Column: Trump’s remarks about school transgender policies are his most deranged and despicable yet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s remarks about school transgender policies are his most deranged and despicable yet

LA Times  

One of the problems with news coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is that reporters and editors are so numbed by his fire hose of lies that they’re ignoring the depths he’s reaching. Case in point: Trump’s remarks about transgender students and schools, delivered Friday at an event put on by Moms for Liberty, the far-right gang of book-banners that …

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Donald Trump speech at Moms for Liberty: Why the group sounds so different now.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump speech at Moms for Liberty: Why the group sounds so different now.

Slate  

This story about Moms for Liberty was produced by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The conservative parent group Moms for Liberty made a point of attacking the Democrats’ use of the phrase during its four-day annual summit over Labor Day weekend in Washington, D.C. “I want to remind people who …

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Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group that has ties to Project 2025, the far-right playbookTrump has tried to distance himself from. “And your schools and your children are suffering greatly because they’re going into the classrooms … they don’t even …

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‘The fever is breaking': DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida
4 months ago

‘The fever is breaking': DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle, preliminary results show more of them appeared to lose their election races than win them. “We sent a message across this state and across this country that governors, number one, should not get involved,” said Pinellas County School Board member Eileen Long, who won re-election …

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Florida Culture Warriors Just Suffered A Major Blow
4 months ago

Florida Culture Warriors Just Suffered A Major Blow

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican Gov. There was a time when it seemed like the far-right message pushed by DeSantis and Moms for Liberty was poised to completely take over Florida’s school boards. “They were able to take advantage of the fact that people weren’t paying attention to school board races,” Maya Henson Carey, a research analyst at the Southern Poverty …

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Incumbents beat DeSantis-backed candidates in Florida school board races
4 months ago

Incumbents beat DeSantis-backed candidates in Florida school board races

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — School board candidates in Florida backed by Gov. Incumbent school board members in one of Florida’s largest swing counties appear to have held off a challenge from candidates backed by DeSantis, according to preliminary results. In the third race for the board, Stacy Geier garnered 37% of the vote compared to Katie Blaxberg’s 34%, with a third …

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An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
5 months, 1 week ago

An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S., and a group challenging it hopes to extend it further to many major American cities. U.S. District Judge John Broomes’ decision touched off a new legal dispute between the Biden administration and …

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An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
5 months, 1 week ago

An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

The Independent  

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Stranger than fiction: Florida school board bans a book about book bans after Moms for Liberty crusade
6 months, 1 week ago

Stranger than fiction: Florida school board bans a book about book bans after Moms for Liberty crusade

The Independent  

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Cops recover second sex video involving scandal-plagued Moms for Liberty leader: report
1 year ago

Cops recover second sex video involving scandal-plagued Moms for Liberty leader: report

Raw Story  

Police have reportedly recovered a second sex video involving Bridget Ziegler, a leader of the Moms for Liberty group that is dedicated to banning books that purportedly contain sexually explicit content from schools. The Florida Trident reports that police recovered the video while investigating rape accusations against her husband, Christian Ziegler, who earlier this month was suspended from his role …

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Philadelphia Moms For Liberty Leader Revealed As Convicted Sex Offender
1 year, 1 month ago

Philadelphia Moms For Liberty Leader Revealed As Convicted Sex Offender

Huff Post  

Moms for Liberty, a "parental rights" group, has led efforts to ban books to stop discussions about race and gender in schools. Octavio Jones via Getty Images A pastor and leader in Philadelphia’s Moms for Liberty chapter has been exposed as a registered sex offender. Phillip Fisher Jr., a pastor and faith-based outreach leader for the group’s local chapter, was …

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Video Shows Right-Wing Activists Demanding Police Probe Over Novel Found In Schools
1 year, 1 month ago

Video Shows Right-Wing Activists Demanding Police Probe Over Novel Found In Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Activists with the right-wing group Moms for Liberty in northwest Florida were filmed demanding that sheriff’s deputies investigate the circulation of a high school library book that one of them called “child pornography” and “a serious crime.” “I’ve got some evidence a crime was committed,” Moms for Liberty member Jennifer Tapley is filmed telling a Santa Rosa …

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Manish reveals Kajol's lehenga in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was inspired from carpet, Rani Mukerji wore mom's mangalsutra
1 year, 2 months ago

Manish reveals Kajol's lehenga in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was inspired from carpet, Rani Mukerji wore mom's mangalsutra

Hindustan Times  

As Kuch Kuch Hota Hai starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji celebrates its silver jubilee on Monday, costume designer Manish Malhotra has shared a bunch of memories from how he and Karan shopped for the costumes worn by the lead actors from London and Scotland. Manish Malhotra on Kajol's look in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Recalling working on …

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Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race
1 year, 6 months ago

Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the government.” To anti-hate researchers, it’s a well-connected extremist group that attacks inclusion in schools. Moms for Liberty pitches itself as a nonpartisan, grassroots effort started by passionate parents who call themselves “joyful warriors.” Yet the group’s close ties to Republican organizations, donors …

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‘Gender Queer’ tops library group’s list of challenged books
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Gender Queer’ tops library group’s list of challenged books

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With Florida legislators barring even the mention of being gay in classrooms and similar restrictions under consideration in other states, a report released Monday says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at public schools and libraries around the country. The American Library Association announced that Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir …

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He's rattled Donald Trump. Could Ron DeSantis's 'war on woke' take him to the White House?
1 year, 8 months ago

He's rattled Donald Trump. Could Ron DeSantis's 'war on woke' take him to the White House?

ABC  

There are several easily recognisable ways of knowing when Donald Trump feels threatened by a political opponent. First came the nicknames — "Ron DeSanctimonious", among others — followed by Trump's claim the governor would be working in a pizza parlour without his earlier endorsement. It's a reference to the winning political playbook DeSantis has honed in his home state, including …

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Mississippi session: Yes to moms’ Medicaid, no to tax cuts
1 year, 8 months ago

Mississippi session: Yes to moms’ Medicaid, no to tax cuts

Associated Press  

— During the three-month session that ended early Saturday, Mississippi lawmakers guaranteed a year of Medicaid coverage for women after birth but ignored broader Medicaid expansion for working people whose jobs don’t provide health insurance. Here’s a look other issues: TAXES: Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn isn’t seeking reelection this year, and one of his main goals was to phase …

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Meet Moms for Liberty — the group leading book bans in schools
1 year, 10 months ago

Meet Moms for Liberty — the group leading book bans in schools

Raw Story  

In the ongoing battle over school book bans in Pennsylvania and nationwide, one group is speaking with an outsized voice. Among the districts in Pennsylvania that have banned books or are facing continuing efforts to initiate bans are Central York School District, Downingtown Area School District, East Stroudsburg Area School District, Eastern Lancaster County School District, Elizabethtown Area School District, …

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Republican war on books: They don't just want to control your body — next up, your mind
2 years, 4 months ago

Republican war on books: They don't just want to control your body — next up, your mind

Salon  

Once Republicans started to falsely accuse educators and librarians of "grooming" children for sexual abuse, it was just a matter of time before the talk of imprisoning them began. Using fake concerns about "the children" as cover, Republicans have waged all-out war on not just books but any form of speech deemed "woke," usually because it advocates antiracism or humanizes …

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What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy? Big money -- and a long-term plan
2 years, 10 months ago

What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy? Big money -- and a long-term plan

Raw Story  

Until very recently, "book bans" seemed like a term out of the past, or a phenomenon that erupted sporadically in small school or library district in the most conservative areas of the country. Parents Defending Education — a self-described "grassroots organization" promoting "the restoration of a healthy, non-political education for our kids" — is led by Nicole Neily, whose résumé …

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What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy? Big money, and a long-term plan
2 years, 10 months ago

What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy? Big money, and a long-term plan

Salon  

Until very recently, "book bans" seemed like a term out of the past, or a phenomenon that erupted sporadically in a small school or library district in the most conservative areas of the country. RELATED: "Parental rights" started on the Christian fringe — now it's the GOP's winning issue Parents Defending Education — a self-described "grassroots organization" promoting "the restoration …

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Far-right 'Moms for Liberty' group demands schools stop exposing kids to 'sexy' pictures of seahorses
3 years, 2 months ago

Far-right 'Moms for Liberty' group demands schools stop exposing kids to 'sexy' pictures of seahorses

Raw Story  

On Friday, The Daily Beast reported that a far-right group in Williamson County, Tennessee, is demanding schools censor a number of books and subjects — including an unusual demand regarding pictures of marine life. "Registering its website in late 2020, the group 'Moms For Liberty' is one of a series of conservative education groups to spring up in the wake …

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