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This year, conservatives are fighting hard for schools in addition to congress. Let’s pray for biblical leadership in education.
From STL Today. As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards.
Their aim is to gain control of more school systems and push back against what they see as a liberal tide in public education classrooms, libraries, sports fields, even building plans.
Once seen as sleepy affairs with little interest outside their communities, school board elections started to heat up last year as parents aired frustrations with pandemic policies. As those issues fade, right-leaning groups are spending millions on candidates who promise to scale back teachings on race and sexuality, remove offending books from libraries and nix plans for gender-neutral bathrooms or transgender-inclusive sports teams.
Democrats have countered with their own campaigns portraying Republicans as extremists who want to ban books and rewrite history.
At the center of the conservative effort is the 1776 Project PAC, which formed last year to push back against the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which provides free lesson plans that center U.S. history around slavery and its lasting impacts. Last fall and this spring, the 1776 group succeeded in elevating conservative majorities to office in dozens of school districts across the U.S., propelling candidates who have gone on to fire superintendents and enact sweeping “bills of rights” for parents.
In the wake of recent victories in Texas and Pennsylvania — and having spent $2 million between April 2021 and this August, according to campaign finance filings — the group is campaigning for dozens of candidates this fall. It’s supporting candidates in Maryland’s Frederick and Carroll counties, in Bentonville, Arkansas, and 20 candidates across southern Michigan.
Its candidates have won not only in deeply red locales but also in districts near liberal strongholds, including Philadelphia and Minneapolis. And after this November, the group hopes to expand further.
“Places we’re not supposed to typically win, we’ve won in,” said Ryan Girdusky, founder of the group. “I think we can do it again.”
In Florida, recent school board races saw an influx of attention — and money — from conservative groups, including some that had never gotten involved in school races.
The American Principles Project, a Washington think tank, put a combined $25,000 behind four candidates for the Polk County board. The group made its first foray into school boards at the behest of local activists, its leader said, and it’s weighing whether to continue elsewhere. The group’s fundraising average surged from under $50,000 the year before the pandemic to about $2 million now.
“We lean heavily into retaking federal power,” said Terry Schilling, the think tank’s president. “But if you don’t also take over the local school boards, you’re not going to have local allies there to actually reverse the policies that these guys have been implementing.”
In a move never before seen in the state, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a slate of school board candidates, putting his weight behind conservatives who share his opposition to lessons on sexuality and what he deems critical race theory. Most of the DeSantis-backed candidates won in their August races, in some cases replacing conservative members who had more moderate views than the firebrand governor. …
Some GOP strategists have cautioned against the focus on education, saying it could backfire with more moderate voters. Results so far have been mixed — the 1776 Project claims a 70% win rate, but conservative candidates in some areas have fallen flat in recent elections. …
(Excerpt from STL Today. Photo Credit: iStock)
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AMEN 🙏!! Bring Christian values, belief and prayer back into the classrooms! Our country has completely lost its way for at least 60 years and it continues to get worse! AMERICANS REPENT AND COME TO JESUS!!
Father in Heaven, We thank You that You have the final say in every situation. Your Word tells us how very much You ❤️ the children. We repent LORD that we have not been vigilant in protecting our children’s education as we should have. We thank You for the lockdown that revealed to parents the direction the teacher’s unions are headed in indoctrinating our children. We thank You that what the enemy had intended for evil you are turning into good. Thank You Father for communities stepping up against these evil forces. We pray for Your wisdom, empowerment, protection and victory in this attack against not only our children but our Country’s freedom. In Jesus name. Amen
The very last sentence: “Some GOP strategists have cautioned against the focus on education, saying it could backfire with more moderate voters.”, is a message from the pit of hell!
EDUCATION is the very place our FOCUS needs to be, because our children of all ages are the target of the evil schemes of darkness permeating our land throughout our school system; through leading our children away from good morals & values, common sense, and true education; & replacing with UNgodly indoctrination which consists of corrupt social & cultural ideologies…which is EVERYTHING twisted & demented; it’s foundation reflects anti-GOD, anti-Christ, anti-Bible, & anti TRUE education!
Our children & grandchildren NEED our help, & remaining silent is EXACTLY what the Enemy wants from us!
The condition of our deeply corrupt education system is where it is today BECAUSE of our silence & lack of involvement!
“Please forgive us, LORD, & help us to STAND & SPEAK & FIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN!”