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Culture Wars, Curriculum Battles, and Public Schools
Thu, April 9, 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (4:15 to 5:45pm PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2Session Type: Roundtable Session
Abstract
This symposium examines right-wing extremism's coordinated assault on public education through four interconnected presentations. First, we explore critical research-practice-policy partnerships developed by a 35-member collective of researchers, advocates, and educators to resist extremist education agendas. Second, we analyze California's dense network of 490 far-right actors mobilizing around education policy, revealing how seemingly local school board conflicts connect to national organizations like Moms for Liberty and Heritage Foundation. Third, we examine White Christian Nationalism as a framework for understanding ideological resistance to educational equity. Finally, we present organizing strategies from civil-rights organizations, teachers' unions, and community groups combating far-right policies. Together, these papers illuminate the coordinated nature of attacks on public education while demonstrating collaborative approaches to defend educational justice and equity.
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Defending Educational Justice Through Critical Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships: Reflections from a Visioning Process - Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon, University of San Francisco; Joseph J. Ferrare, University of Washington Bothell; Huriya Jabbar, University of Southern California
The Networks and Organizing Efforts of Far-Right Movements in California Schools - Huriya Jabbar, University of Southern California; Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon, University of San Francisco; Michael Grigsby, University of Southern California; Tara Blagg, University of Southern California; Daniel Espinoza, University of Southern California; Cecelia Jordan, University of Texas at Austin
White Christian Nationalism: A Framework for Understanding Ideological Resistance - Katelin G. Trautmann, Pennsylvania State University
Organizing to Resist the Far Right - Natosha Folarin Daniels, University of Texas at Austin; Lisa Vahey, Honesty for Ohio Education; Liv Cook, Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment; sharon Kirsch, Save Our Schools Arizona Network