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Idaho’s Teacher of the Year Leaving State Following Right-Wing Harassment

Attacked for discussing world cultures, recognizing existence of United Nations

https://truthout.org/articles/idahos-teacher-of-the-year-winner-leaving-state-following-right-wing-harassment

* 2022 Idaho Teacher of the Year harassed so frequently by right-wing parents, community members she decided to leave Idaho to pursue different career

MAGA Republicans are destroying public schools

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/04/13/ron-desantis-republicans-trying-destroy-public-schools/11640432002

#Idaho #IdahoEducation #CultureWars #GOP #neofascism #censorship #education #FarRight

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

Addendae 2

Who picks school curriculum? Idaho law hands more power to parents

New law expanding input from non-educators

https://hechingerreport.org/who-picks-school-curriculum-idaho-law-hands-more-power-to-parents

* dept. chair at Twin Falls High School told 2022 that half of committee he was leading to pick new texts & materials for the district’s English Language Arts classrooms would be parents & community members

* new Idaho law gave him no choice

* includes how subjects like climate change, social movements discussed in some courses

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