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In the final days of the legislative session, Republicans in the Tennessee House are reopening an education committee to rein in what public schools will be allowed to teach on the topics of racism and inequality.
Members of the House education administration committee which had previously closed for the year will return Monday morning to amend legislation with still unreleased language intended to prohibit schools from teaching lessons about systemic racism, among other topics touching on race and sex.
The effort, spearheaded in part by Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, comes as conservative activists nationwide have increasingly sounded the alarm about ideas aligned with critical race theory being taught in both primary schools and higher education institutions.
Beginning Experience to offer series
Widowed, divorced, separated? Beginning Experience SW Minnesota, a peer ministry support group, is offering the Rebuilding series for 10 weeks beginning Monday at 7 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church on Church and A streets in Marshall. The support group is open to people of all denominations. There is a fee of $75 to cover the cost of materials. This series is designed for those who are past the initial pain of losing a partner and are working to put their lives back together. To pre-register or if you have questions, contact Cyndi P: 507-401-3666, MaryAnn S: 507-828-2866, Tim L: 507-530-6379.
Activist who opposed mosque confirmed to textbook panel Follow Us
Question of the Day By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press - Monday, April 12, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An activist known for her fight against the establishment of a mosque in Tennessee a decade ago has drawn state lawmakers’ approval to serve on a commission that recommends textbooks and instructional materials for K-12 schools, despite opponents saying she espoused anti-Muslim views.
The Tennessee House voted 66-26 on Monday evening to confirm Laurie Cardoza-Moore to the post on the state’s Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission, following a similar vote by the Senate last week. Both chambers have a supermajority of Republicans.