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DeSantis’s get-parents-fired-up strategy holds clues to a 2024 run

To win reelection, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis harnessed the power of one of the most coveted groups of voters anywhere — motivated parents. The strategy could build a key pillar of support if, as widely expected, he runs for president in 2024.

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DeSantis administration trumpets colleges’ statement on CRT as anti-‘woke’ victory

College leaders across the state vowed Wednesday not to teach students about critical race theory unless it is presented alongside other concepts, to protect viewpoint diversity and free expression, and to root out discrimination in hiring and other areas by Feb. 1.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Gov. DeSantis leads the GOP's national charge against public education that includes lessons on race and sexual orientation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ disdain for “woke ideology” is on full display.

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With New College gambit, DeSantis aims to ‘recapture higher education’

TAMPA, Fla. — Nestled between Sarasota Bay and the Tamiami Trail, the small campus once dubbed “Barefoot U” has been a progressive enclave in a conservative county for 60 years.

Tribune News Service

More caution on Florida's college campuses as DeSantis ramps up campaign against 'indoctrination'

ORLANDO, Fla. — Yovanna Pineda, hired more than a decade ago to teach Latin American history at the University of Central Florida, rebranded one of her signature courses last fall.

Orlando Sentinel

A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics

The social changes that paved the way for gay and trans acceptance have made pedophile acceptance less likely, not more.

Reason

DeSantis seeks conservative overhaul at Florida liberal-arts college

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of hard-line conservative loyalists Friday into leadership positions at the New College of Florida, a move that comes as the Republican governor plots a remake of the state’s higher education system.

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DeSantis to scrutinize higher ed programs for diversity, critical-race theory activities

As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.

Miami Herald

John Oliver: ‘Some on the right have truly lost their minds about trans rights’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at the extraordinary legal attack on trans rights in the US and conservative disinformation around gender-affirming care.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #33

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Florida ranked #1 for school "freedom"

Heritage Foundation report praises Florida, Arizona for big steps toward deregulating and privatizing schools

Salon

What happened to Glenn Greenwald?

Once a defender of trans rights and friend of Chelsea Manning, Greenwald has drifted toward the culture-war right

Salon

Arizona: Teachers don't need degrees

Right's attack on education heats up: Days after sweeping voucher law, Arizona rolls back teacher licensing rules

Salon

NatCon manifesto: Plan for autocracy

What's scariest about the National Conservative movement's ambitious plan? How much of it is already here

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Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

Los Angeles Times

In Disney's DeSantis feud, echoes of a culture war that never died

LOS ANGELES — The weeks-long feud between the Walt Disney Co. and conservatives over Florida's Parental Rights in Education legislation — nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBT activists — recently escalated into a full-blown imbroglio that has played out on cable news and social media.

Salon

Trump's covert Christian right agenda

Trump's ungodliness was the cover that allowed the Christian right to hide in plain sight — now they're growing

Salon

An ambitious new far-right agenda

Christopher Rufo used "critical race theory" as a Trojan horse. Now he wants to sack the city and win the war

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Disney execs working to remove gendered greetings from theme parks

Disney calls for repeal of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ or for law to be ‘struck down in the courts’

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #6

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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James Lindsay: Far right's new superstar

Once a "New Atheist" and Obama Democrat, Lindsay rebooted himself as the brains behind the far right's moral panic

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