The right wants to sabotage public schools so their kids don’t have to learn the facts. They’re showing bigotry, too.
The stakes, experts said, are high. If Americans do not trust teachers, those with resources may pull their children into private schools, endangering public-school funding, which is tied to enrollment. https://t.co/n5bW7eE8LH pic.twitter.com/feNkikAr6P
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 7, 2022
States have been steadily shifting more burden of public higher ed from taxpayers to families precisely as student body is growing more diverse. Fed Ed Dept projects the school year starting now is last one ever in which whites will comprise most HS grads. https://t.co/iX6btHQ3G3 https://t.co/YmLasEuUDa
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 27, 2022
With thousands of teaching vacancies across the country, the U.S. is seeing an exodus of educators.
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 20, 2022
"The breaking point for me was continuously being devalued," Qorsho Hassan, former Minnesota Teacher of the Year, tells @GeoffRBennett. https://t.co/kJJsHLr25l
We don’t have a shared story of America’s past anymore — and that’s a problem, Jonathan Zimmerman writes in @madebyhistory. https://t.co/h6e0JjwVCN
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) August 20, 2022
The mission of restoring an America where white Christians exerted the dominant influence made explicit: "Kari Lake Wants a 'Trump-Inspired' Curriculum Crafted at a Private Christian College Taught in Arizona's Public Schools" https://t.co/tHsPKPoFmS
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 15, 2022
In Arizona, even advocates of the school voucher program admit that they only cover about two-thirds of tuition at most private schools, leaving parents responsible for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. https://t.co/zGGPxrnsxS
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 11, 2022
It's been only a few weeks since millions of children returned to America's schools — but the debate surrounding the teaching of gender identity and race is already at a fever pitch https://t.co/Hq0aOirOv1
— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2022
Sad! 