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Amid Clampdown on DEI, Some on Campuses Push Back
“Let’s not get tricked Into being quiet,” a college president says about attacks on what can be taught.
The Hechinger Report, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Today
May 2, 2024
‘School Moms’ Fight Back Against Book Bans: Laura Pappano Talks to Mom-Activist Kate Nazemi
Kate Nazemi, co-founder of Advocates for Inclusive Education talks about success in Central Bucks School Board races — and why they’re not done. Plus advice for grassroots parent groups fighting for public education.
Mutha Magazine
April 12, 2024
The Page 99 Test: Laura Pappano’s School Moms
"Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you." --Ford Madox Ford
The Page 99 Test
January 29, 2024
The Heroes Fighting For Public Education
In the face of far-right extremist groups like Moms for Liberty, “school moms” have become the frontline defenders of education for all.
YES! Magazine
January 23, 2024
The magic pebble and a lazy bull: The book ban movement has a long timeline
Adapted excerpt from School Moms.
The Hechinger Report
January 15, 2024
Idaho’s School Board Battles Against the Far Right
(Mostly) Republican moms fight to reclaim their Idaho school district from the far right.
Vanity Fair | The Hechinger Report
December 11, 2023
Inside the Weekend’s Gathering of America’s Most Unhinged Right-Wing Moms
When is talk about schools not about education? When you’re at the Moms for Liberty National Summit.
Slate | The Hechinger Report
July 5, 2023
In 2022, Let’s Rethink Work
The pandemic offers us a reset button. We cannot unsee what we saw on Zoom.
WCW Post
January 4, 2022