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  • American Voters Are Finally Booting Conservative Weirdos off School Boards | Esquire
  • How the Far Right Took Over a Pennsylvania School Board—And How Parents Took It Back | Vanity Fair
  • One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies | Hechinger Report

  •  TAKE ACTION
    • PETITION: Support the Books Save Lives Act | everylibrary
    • Email your Senators and demand they reject ECCA and fully fund public education. | Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
    • Stop the Charter School Cash Grab | Network for Public Education
    • PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading | ALA
    • EdTrust Comment on Civic Assessment Framework | EdTrust
    • Help ProPublica Report on Education | ProPublica
    • Parents Should Continue to File Disability Rights Complaints, Say Special Ed. Advocates | Ed Week
    • SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries | ALA
    • TAKE ACTION to Protect Children With Disabilities! Moms Rising
    • Tell Congress: Restore the Office of Special Education Programs | Council for Exceptional Children
    • This Vote Could Gut Public Schools: Kids Over Corporations
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  • Resources
    • Colorado 2025-2026 Initiative Filings, Agendas & Results
    • Colorado Snapshot
    • Education On The Line Podcast
    • 10 Ways to Instill a Love of Reading in Your Child
    • AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History
    • Colorado School District Map 2025 Election
    • Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
    • Block Grants: A Framework for States’ Response to Potential Flexibility in Federal K-12 Education Funds | Bellwether
    • Colorado Capitol Watch
    • Federal Cuts Calculator for School Districts | the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
    • PFPS bill tracker proposed legislation that creates, expands, or modifies private school voucher programs | Public Fund Public Schools
    • PROOF POINTS: Two groups of scholars revive the debate over inquiry vs. direct instruction | Hechinger Report
    • PUBLIC SCHOOLS AU Protects Public Education for All
    • Public School Funding Calculator | Free the Future
    • Research Evidence Against Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education
    • Same Shame, New Name: Debunking the “Success Sequence”
    • School Board Spotlight 
    • Tracking the Supreme Court’s impact on K-12 schools | K-12 Dive
    • Universal Voucher Price Tag Tool | Ed Law Center
    • U. S. Dept. of Ed Press Releases
    • What Are American Students Learning about US History?| AHA
    • Where Does Education End and Indoctrination Begin?
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  • Colorado Education News
  • May 2026
    • Roaring Fork school board hears update on comprehensive human sexuality curriculum
    • Denver Public Schools sees 44% increase in school bus fuel costs
    • Colorado lawmakers pass key education bills, avoid core funding cuts
    • Colorado isn’t cutting the amount it pays for homeschool enrichment students. Here’s why.
    • The Politics of Public Education Take Center Stage in Montrose and Delta Counties
    • Which Colorado candidate for governor will commit to the ‘public’ in public education? | Paula Noonan
    • Colorado 2026 legislative roundup: The preschool, K-12, and higher education bills that passed and failed
    • Colorado Springs company tied to alleged forged signatures in school choice ballot investigation
    • El Paso County to see more co-location schools next year
    • Colorado voters will be asked to give up billions in TABOR refunds to boost K-12, other programs for kids
    • Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
    • Coloradans to vote on ballot measure to change revenue cap, increase k-12 funding
    • Colorado State Rep. calls for more education after racist picture shared from Harrison High School
    • A Backdoor School Voucher Scheme That Sidesteps Civil Rights and Undermines Public Oversight
    • Colorado school district to close elementary school despite pressure from parents
    • CO: Polis Says Legal Discrimination Is Okee Dokee
    • Uncovering Colorado's History of Racism
    • Inside the Debate Over Brad Miller and Conservative Education Policy in Western Colorado
    • Polis fought religious schools getting state preschool money. He just opted Colorado into federal program that could send them money
    • Gov. Polis says federal tax-credit program won’t violate Colorado anti-discrimination laws
    • Industry Veteran ACE Scholarships Launches Scholarship Management Platform to Support Education Freedom Tax Credit
    • ‘Families Not Politics’ launches campaign against anti-trans Colorado ballot measures
    • Colorado lawmakers are on track to increase funding for K-12 schools, but is it enough to offset rising costs for rural districts?
    • Colorado Springs charter schools moving toward more local control following WARN letter
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  • Federal Education News
  • May 2026
    • Eight Democrats voted with Republicans on bill that could out trans students
    • Equality Caucus Condemns Advancement of Racist, Anti-Equality Censorship Bill
    • Which Students and Staff Positions Might Be Most at Risk with Changes to Federal Spending on K–12 Education?
    • ‘A sinking ship’: Employees flee ED’s civil rights office
    • 25 states and DC sue Education Department over loan limits, citing health system strain
    • US House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools
    • NAEP Civics Tests Could Expand to Offer State-by-State Results
    • A Year Ago, Experts Worried About NAEP’s Future. Now, the Test is Expanding
    • Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work
    • Burgess Owens wants to ban federal education funds from promoting race, gender ideologies
    • Cashing in on Federal Vouchers
    • A Large Democratic-Led State Says Yes to Trump’s School Choice Program
    • The revolt against i-Ready: Private equity-backed software faces parent, teacher and student fury
    • NGA Helps States Prepare for Workforce Pell Rollout and Future of Workforce Implementation
    • Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health
    • Alliance Defending Freedom Rewrites Supreme Court Opinions | Respect Public Schools
    • Controversy surrounds 'History Rocks 250' assembly at school in Chino Hills
    • Number of nonfiction books banned in schools has doubled, report says
    • Hackers breach Canvas learning platform, exposing data on millions of students and teachers
    • Is Moms for Liberty paying local chapters to attend monthly Zoom calls?
    • School data goes stale after Trump administration cuts Education Department research arm
    • Trump Brings the Presidential Physical Fitness Award Back, Reviving Annual Test
    • Education Privatization Propaganda Worsening
    • 'Give Us Your Wretched Refuse': Glenn Beck Hails Trump As The Ultimate Immigration Success Story
    • Moms for Liberty is in the White House, but that doesn’t mean it’s winning
    • No Accountability, No Transparency: Scholarship Granting Organizations under the Federal Voucher Program
    • Teachers union chief: Melania Trump’s robot reveals what this administration really thinks of children
    • More News
  • Absurdity
    • Elderly Grand Junction Woman Vandalizes Queer Library Books Out Front Magazine
    • GOP legislator files bill to stop “furries” from using litter boxes in schools
      • Fact Check: No evidence that U.S. schoolchildren are self-identifying as animals and disrupting classrooms
      • School district disputes Ganahl’s claim about students identifying as furries
    • How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
    • Trump repeats false claims that children are undergoing transgender surgery during the school day
  • States Education News
    • AL
      • US Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s visit to Murphy High School canceled
      • Alabama Legislature gives final approval to bill mandating Ten Commandments school displays
    • AR
      • Arkansas education officials seek waivers to reduce federal oversight of state’s school system
    • AZ
      • Don't follow Arizona's example. End universal vouchers now | Opinion
      • Hobbs vetoes proposal to opt Arizona into tax credit program to fund private school scholarships
    • CA
      • Controversy surrounds 'History Rocks 250' assembly at school in Chino Hills
      • Several states — and the LA public schools — are setting limits on screen time
      • Charter authorizers urge Gov. Newsom to lead on anti-fraud bill | Ed Source
      • Teacherless, AI-powered private school expanding Bay Area footprint due to growing demand
    • CT
      • After McMahon's school visit is canceled, Fairfield parents demand answers about how it was approved | CT Insider
    • FL
      • Florida has a new U.S. history course. How is Hillsdale College connected?
      • A management firm is poised to profit off plan to divert local property taxes to charter schools
      • Florida reveals new course launching in high schools next year
      • Florida proposes teaching students about ‘the fall of Nicolas Maduro’
      • Sarasota School Board Chair Bridget Ziegler wants district to collaborate with ICE
      • Why 'symbolic' ICE resolution in Sarasota matters more than you think
      • Florida, the book-banning state, cues up next act | Daytona Beach News-Journal
      • Florida communism classes will get new update later this year
    • GA
      • Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’ | RoughDraft Atlanta
    • IA
      • Iowa House passes education bills on free speech, social studies
      • Iowa first state awarded ESEA waiver under Trump administration
      • Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries 
      • Iowa Republican lawmakers see history education as a political weapon
      • Iowa House passes education bills on free speech,
    • IL
      • Protesters Gather at Genoa-Kingston High School Over School Assembly
      • Ohio nonprofit that teaches the Bible to public school students comes to West Aurora, other Illinois districts
    • IN
      • The Corporatization of Public Schools
      • Indiana bill advances urging marriage before children in schools
      • What The Success Sequence Teaches
      • Indiana lawmakers move to expand the use of the Classic Learning Test for college admission | Chalkbeat
    • KY
      • Gov. Andy Beshear: Here’s why I proudly vetoed the backdoor school voucher bill
      • Kentucky Bill Declaring Trans People Mentally Ill and Banning Trans Teachers Set to Pass Largely Unopposed
    • LA
      • Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
    • MI
      • Michigan Legislator Proposes Elimination Of Property Taxes For Taxpayers Without School Children | Forbes
    • MD
      • Maryland advances sweeping education bill to fill gap as Trump admin dismantles federal protections
    • MN
      • Fridley School Board approves ICE resolution, MN
    • NE
      • New bill would require Nebraska K-12 schools to teach anti-communist lessons
      • Conservative PragerU’s ‘Founders Museum’ displayed at Nebraska Capitol
    • NH
      • ‘CHARLIE Act’ bill would prohibit ‘certain pedagogies’ and counter ‘leftist indoctrination in education’ | New Hampshire
    • NJ
      • New Jersey parents keep kids home during ‘problematic’ history tour
    • OH
      • Ohio bill would cut funding to school districts suing over vouchers: Capitol Letter | Cleveland.com (OH)
      • LifeWise expanding rapidly: Some remain skeptical of Bible-based group in Ohio public schools
      • Action Alert: Ohio HB 486 Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act
      • Ohio House passes ‘Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act’ allowing teaching of religion’s influence on U.S. history
      • Religious education bill honoring Charlie Kirk introduced in Senate following swift House approval
    • OK
      • AHA Urges Oklahoma Legislature to Return Social Studies Standards For Further Review
      • Divorcing from usual process, Oklahoma Board of Education rewrites dozens of social studies standards
      • Mandatory teaching of creationism: Oklahoma senator files state bill mandating teaching of ‘evolution science’
      • Oklahoma board to vote on application for religious Jewish charter school
      • A strategic lawsuit in Oklahoma could block public money from funding religious schools
      • Oklahoma Senate rejects state testing requirements for private schools in tax credit program
      • New social studies standards pass Oklahoma State Board of Education vote
    • SC
      • AG Alan Wilson leads 20 states in brief defending school curriculum restrictions
    • SD
      • Fight Over Math Standards Emerges in South Dakota
      • Hillsdale College Writes Worse Math Standards for South Dakota Schools
      • US Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Sioux Falls
      • Education board strips Common Core math in favor of ‘simplified’ standards
    • TN
      • Tennessee school board approves application for Christian charter school
      • FFRF Action Fund explains dangers of Tennessee’s ‘Charlie Kirk’ law
      • This TN education bill could end up in the Supreme Court | Opinion
      • Tennessee GOP wants to track K-12 student immigration status | Chalkbeat
      • Educators Worry Palestine Censorship Could Reshape Public Education Entirely
      • Tennessee bill would allow residents to request book removals from public libraries 
      • Tennessee bill mandating lessons on the 'history of communism' passes Senate
      • TN Senate passes 'Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act' to allow Judeo-Christian values in history classes
    • TX
      • Jordan Adams’ Road to Content Advisor for Texas Social Studies TEKS
      • Third Future Schools in Texas Records a Significant Deficit in Audit
      • Mike Miles’ Former Charter School Network Expands Its Footprint in Texas
      • Houston ISD is again looking to expand its controversial instructional reform model
      • Texas is changing its social studies curriculum. Critics say it's too state-centric
      • Texas moving forward with Christian Bible-infused public education mandate
      • Letters: Texas directive on Turning Point USA has ominous echoes
      • Reading list for Texas students draws concern over religious themes | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (TX)
      • Muslim parent sues Texas over exclusion of Islamic private schools in voucher program
      • Muslim parent sues Texas over exclusion of Islamic private schools in voucher program
      • Parents Fell in Love With Alpha Schools' promise. Then They Wanted Out
    • UT
      • Another State Is Requiring Students to Study the Bible in School
      • Should the Bible be part of public school curriculum? The momentum is building.
    • VA
      • State leaders, educators clash after Virginia opts into federal school choice tax credit
      • More States Roundup
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  • Social Media/Websites/Blogs/ Podcasts
    • Accountabaloney
    • Curmudgucation
    • Have You Heard Podcast
    • Empathy, Dignity, and Courageous Action in Schools Podcast
    • Our Schools USA Instagram
    • Parents Against LifeWise Academy You Tube
    • Save Our Schools Arizona
    • Telling Jefferson Lies Podcast
    • The Fate of the Estes Park School Board: Lessons from Woodland Park
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