When They Keep Showing Us Who They Really Are, It’s Time We Believe Them
“Even if we suspend our disbelief and presume that CPAN’s intentions are to support public education and uplift teachers, the rhetoric from their featured speakers at the event and the organizations they recognized with “Champion Awards,” demonstrate that CPAN is anything but a public education supporter.“
Misinformation Mayhem: Satanic Panic 2.0
“Now here we are in 2022, and instead of satanic cults lying in wait in every small town in America, it’s teachers wanting to “groom” your children lurking in every classroom in the country. It’s all too familiar, isn’t it?”
Separating Fact from Fiction in DCSD’s Educational Equity Policy
“This Resolution and directive to review the equity policy is the result of targeted misinformation and moral panic campaigns.”
What Does it Mean to “Dismantle” Public Education? Intentional Misinformation and Moral Panic Campaigns
“The intent of gaslighting with this coded language is to make individuals feel that talking about actual discrimination and oppression is somehow “wrong” and creates a “victim mentality” among those experiencing actual oppression.”
What Does it Mean to “Dismantle” Public Education? Redirecting Funds, Charter Schools and Vouchers
“This could have long-term consequences for our democracy if students are left without learning ways to model, exiting public education without the skills gained by civil discourse and discussion.”
Community Conversation - It’s a Scary Time for LBGTQ Kids – and Their Parents Too
“Ignorant, misinformed people imbued with a sense of righteousness are dangerous and unpredictable.”
Community Conversation - We Have to Keep Showing Up
“All of the people who are complicit, unwilling to learn and listen, pulled that trigger.”
Trickle-Down Extremism
“This is real, this is happening, and it has infiltrated our community and our school district.”
Extremist Groups Infiltrate DCSD
“The Independence Institute and FAIR have voluntarily joined forces with FEC United (the radical, right-wing extremist group led by Oltmann who embraces election conspiracy theories…”