Talk Out of School

Sun, Feb 11, 2024 19:00 PM

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Hosts: Leonie Haimson & Daniel Alicea

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Rise of right - wing parent groups spreading disinformation about our public schools

Synopsis: Leonie interviews Laura Pappano, the author of an important new book, School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. Laura explains what’s behind the rise of right-wing parent groups who claim that our classrooms have become indoctrination centers for radical ideas, and are intent on on banning books and the discussion of race and gender.

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Laura Pappano, author of School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. -

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Sign up to testify at City Council class size hearings on Feb. 29 at 1 PM
News articles on NYS Legislature education budget hearings from NY1 and The City here and here
Class Size Matters budget testimony and on Mayoral control
Mayoral Control Presentation to NYC Bar Association
Purchase Laura Pappano's book, "School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education" at Beacon Press or Amazon
USA Today, In school board elections across America, voters offer stunning rebuke of culture war politics
Bucks County Beacon, Pulling Back the Curtain on the Leadership Institute’s Dominion Over Moms for Liberty
Mother Jones, That Time when Moms for Liberty Came to Deep-blue NYC
CNN, Moms for Liberty faces new challenges and growing pushback over its conservative education agenda

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