School boards are being used to dismantle public education. That sounds really sounds wild to say, right? How can the people elected to support public education be the ones who are attacking it? But it really is happening–And not just in a handful of places. It’s happening in school districts all across our country.
That’s why it is so important to learn about our local school boards and how we can support pro-public education school board candidates. Your Easy A action for this week: watch this short clip of school board member Carrie Douglass talking about what’s happening with our school boards.
Want to listen to the full episode on school board extremism? Check out our full podcast episode The Cost of Extremism – School Board Extremism or anywhere you get your favorite podcasts. Thanks for taking action this week!
Last week, we learned how “conversion therapy” hurts LGBTQ+ kids and teens. It’s not just that it’s been widely discredited by doctors, educators, and religious leaders. It’s also proven to be abusive and traumatic. Red Wine & Blue’s Chief of Staff, Drew Amstutz,...
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You wake up every morning and immediately wash your face and brush your teeth with clean water running from the bathroom tap. Then you head out, driving your car or riding the city bus, on (hopefully) well-maintained roads, to get to work or drop the kids off at your...
Last month, we completed our Easy A series on gerrymandering, but we’re returning to the topic one more time with breaking news! On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a racial gerrymandering case we previously told you...
