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Conservative political leaders across the country are launching attacks on public education by limiting what instructors can teach about racism and gender.

Here’s how we’re using public records requests to investigate these egregious attacks. #FoiaFriday Conservative political leaders across the country are launch
Some states are passing measures to restrict the rights of students, drum up political support among aggrieved conservative parents, and whitewash and deteriorate public education, ultimately shoring up school choice movements.
apnews.com/article/utah-s…
Often under the banner of “parents’ rights,” and taking cues from far-right groups like Moms for Liberty, these efforts threaten to leave underrepresented minorities behind and bring classrooms into the arena of right-wing culture wars.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
We’re investigating. We have filed records requests for emails between Florida Education Department officials and far-right groups, as well as for communications about school policies, curricula, and related issues.
americanoversight.org/document/recor… We’re investigating. We have filed records requests for em
Earlier this month, we sued the Florida DOE for the release of public records related to DeSantis’ attacks on education.
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We have also submitted requests to sheriff departments in Florida for communications with Moms for Liberty about enforcing book bans, and asked for records from states that opposed President Biden’s student debt-relief plan.
americanoversight.org/document/publi… We’re investigating. We have filed records requests for em
We’re also investigating the anti-critical race theory stunt pulled by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

Read more about our ongoing investigation here:
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

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So every week, we submit public records requests to local, state, and federal agencies.

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