What Pundits Don’t Understand About the San Francisco Recall
From left: Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga were removed from the San Francisco school board in a recall election on February 15, 2022.Mother Jones illustration; AP; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.All politics is local. And that’s especially true…
Seven Schools in Oakland Are Closing. Here’s Why Students and Parents Are Mad as Hell.
Students, teachers, and parents walked out of Westlake Middle School and marched to Oakland Unified School District offices to protest its consideration for closure by the district in Oakland, California, on February 1.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones…
The Conservative Assault on Education Claims Its Latest Victim
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a move reflecting the increasing dysfunction and political polarization plaguing American public education, the recently elected conservative majority of a Colorado county school board has voted to oust a district leader who supported policies, including masking…
Iowa Republican Introduces Bill to Put Cameras in Every Public School Classroom
Joe Raedle/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Amid the ongoing Republican freakout over Critical Race Theory and the teaching of other supposedly objectionable material in public schools, an Iowa Republican has introduced a bill that would take the policing of the state’s…
A Virginia Judge Just Stymied Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Anti-Mask Efforts
Gov. Glenn YoungkinSteven Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The score stands at Virginia Schools 1, Gov. Glenn Youngkin 0, after a judge ruled on Friday that school boards may disregard—for now—Youngkin’s attempt to ban student mask mandates. Virginia Circuit Court Judge…
Glenn Youngkin Set Up a Tip Line to Snitch on Teachers. It’s Only Gotten Weirder Since.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a news conference about an executive order establishing K through 12 lab schools at the Capitol Thursday Jan. 27, 2022, in Richmond, Va.Steve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It’s only been a week since Gov.…