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Community Schools’ ‘Woke’ Indoctrination Agenda | American Center for Transforming Education discovery.org Community Schools’ ‘Woke’ Indoctrination Agenda Keri D. Ingraham and Arina O. Grossu July 28, 2022 Indoctrination 9–11 minutes On July 12, the U.S. Department of Education announced $68 million in grants for Full-Service Community Schools. President Biden has already requested $468 million for the 2023 fiscal year for community schools and has made it clear that an expansion of community schools falls within his policy agenda. What is behind this aggressive push for community schools by the White House, state governments, and the education establishment? While the focus on the broader needs of the students and their families rather than just education seems benign, in reality, it is anything but innocent. The schools are a means to adva...

California's largest teachers union has more on its mind than education - POLITICO : The California Teachers Association is taking up causes from flavored tobacco to sports betting. politico.com California's largest teachers union has more on its mind than education By Blake Jones 11/04/2022 08:54 PM EDT Link Copied 6–8 minutes The 310,000-member California Teachers Association spends millions of dollars each year lobbying Sacramento, but its influence is hardly confined to education policy. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Flavored tobacco. Sports betting. Taxing millionaires to fund electric vehicles. All face a common enemy this fall: California teachers. The state’s largest teachers union has pumped millions into ballot initiative fights that seem to have little or nothing to do with education. An...