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CRT ban a front for school privatization

AFT President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools

Salon

Teachers Union Head Says Critical Race Theory Bans Are a Front for School Privatization

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools.

Capital & Main

Will Bunch: Trump-DeSantis race to the bottom over schools is golden opportunity for Democrats

The most memorable words from last week's State of the Union hoedown arguably didn't come from an energized President Joe Biden but from his GOP rebutter, Arkansas' new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She provided an unforgettable frame for the in-its-infancy 2024 president race — albeit maybe not in the way…

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Biden to promote administration wins in speech to Democrats

President Joe Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting

The Independent UK

College Board's revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

WEKU

Striking UIC faculty pickets, rallies with local, national leaders: ‘Without you, this place would not run’

The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students, better job security for non-tenure track faculty, learning disability assessments for students and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #41

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Martin Schram: Now we need political heroics

Our news screens were erupting with breaking news of yet another mass shooting. But this time the news that began with a barrage of bullets also became something special — a tale of battlefield heroics on the homefront of a nightspot in Colorado Springs.

Tribune News Service

Teachers’ union head accuses Pompeo of stoking hate with ‘filth’ comments

Republican ex-secretary of state called Randi Weingarten ‘most dangerous person in the world’ and said teachers taught ‘filth’

The Guardian - US

They had a dream, but US Democrats are now waking up to their nightmare

There are but a handful of Democrats who still hold even a tiny hope of a win in the midterms — and with good reason.

Crikey

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners

The Stolen Year acknowledges public school COVID failures but refuses to hold anyone responsible.

Reason

School Choice Is Winning in Arizona—and Beyond

"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."

Reason

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners

The Stolen Year acknowledges the public schools' COVID failures but refuses to hold anyone responsible.

Reason

GOP's war on books: Only the beginning

Gutting public schools, targeting booksellers, shutting down libraries: Every censorship tactic is on the table

Salon

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‘Under siege’: Facing school shootings and book bans, US teachers have had it

American teachers are the most stressed they’ve been in years as they deal with the fear of increased shootings at schools, along with burdens of curriculum restrictions and being overworked.

The Guardian - US

After Uvalde shooting, tech companies tout their solutions. But do they work?

Despite the growing adoption of security tools in US schools, mass shootings have remained constant throughout the past 30 years

The Guardian - US

AFL-CIO unveils plan to grow but some union leaders underwhelmed

Liz Shuler, the federation’s president, announces effort to increase membership by 1m but some say they ‘have to aim much higher’

Salon

"Pedophile" slur hurts real victims

For actual victims of child sex abuse, using "pedophile" or "groomer" as a slur hurts their ability to get justice

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Salon

Librarians fight book-banning madness

"Book bans are about limiting kids' freedom to read and teachers' freedom to teach"

The Independent UK

Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll

Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12 schools should be taught about racism and sexuality

The Guardian - US

‘January 6 was a real wake-up call’: US unions fight to save democracy

Labor leaders view this year’s elections – and 2024’s – with special urgency, as a goal-line stand to preserve America’s democracy

Ballotpedia

AFT and AAUP meet with Colorado gov. about proposed union bill

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors (AAUP) president Irene Mulvey met with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on March 21 about a proposed bill that would expand public-sector collective bargaining in Colorado.

Reason

Randi Weingarten Says Masks Can Come Off When There's 'No Transmission in Schools'

The teachers union leader thinks schools that have an 80 percent vaccination rate could maybe, possibly let students unmask.

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