The so-called conservative "hostile takeover" of a small, progressive liberal arts college in Florida is seeing some resistance from former students and faculty who ve developed and launched Alt New College. The goal is preserving the traditional values it built as an online institution for academic freedom. Claiming one-third of faculty have left or been forced out, Alt New College is bringing back some of those instructors to teach online, free from political interference. .
A coalition of educators and advocates for Jewish and LGBTQ+ people on Thursday urged Minnesotans to know the views of who they choose for local school board seats this fall, noting that a Holocaust denier is seeking a board seat in Roseville
Nearly 100 school board elections are coming up in Minnesota this fall, with some gaining attention because of the candidates who are running. There s concern the push around the United States to infuse school boards with "culture war" issues is becoming a factor regionally. On Thursday, labor and advocacy groups gathered to speak out about certain board races, mainly in the Twin Cities suburbs, and how some candidates have controversial platforms, such as limiting curriculum about race. .
While it’s a relatively slow year for school board elections in Minnesota, competition and spending over open seats in more than 40 districts is heating up
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