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Session Type: Paper Session
This session examines the cultural and political battlegrounds shaping U.S. education. Papers analyze how media frame multilingualism, how far-right groups mobilize disinformation, and how demographic change drives book bans and censorship. Case studies show districts and institutions navigating equity backlashes, from reframing anti-racism to dismantling LGBTQIA+ supports. These studies reveal how struggles over language, race, gender, and identity shape belonging and equity in schools and higher education.
An Exploration of News Media Representation of Educational Issues Related to Multilingualism and Multiculturalism - Debra Giambo, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nika Verna, Florida Gulf Coast University; Teri-Ann Petrekin, Florida Gulf Coast University
Mama Bears in the Belly of the Beast: Moms for Liberty’s Far-Right Organizing in a Progressive State - Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon, University of San Francisco; Huriya Jabbar, University of Southern California; Kiah Combs, University of San Francisco; Mira McDavitt, University of San Francisco; Tamra Malone, University of San Francisco; Teresa Leyva, University of San Francisco
Erasing Diversity: Demographic Shifts, Segregation and the Rise of Book Bans in U.S. Schools - Erica Frankenberg, Pennsylvania State University; Caprial E. Farrington, University of Georgia; Sarah McCollum, University of Georgia; Genevieve P. Siegel-Hawley, Virginia Commonwealth University; Talia S. Leibovitz, University of California - Berkeley; Elizabeth H. DeBray, University of Georgia; Janelle T. Scott, University of California - Berkeley; Kathryn A. McDermott, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Institutional Adaptation and the Rollback of LGBTQIA+ Supports Under Texas SB 17 - Sherri Castillo, Austin Community College; Randy Lopez, University of Texas at Austin; Keren Esmeralda Gomez, University of Texas at Austin
Rolling Back “Anti-Racism,” Defending “Diversity:” How One Suburban District Navigated the DEI Backlash - Nadirah Farah Foley, Washington University in St. Louis