Fighters for nonpartisan public education take on DeSantis-backed Moms for Liberty in Florida

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Gov. Ron DeSantis receives a 'Liberty Sword' from Moms for Liberty co-founders Tiffany Justice, left, and Tina Descovich, center, at the group's national summit in Tampa in July 2022.  Photo: Executive Office of the Governor

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org

Moms for Liberty, the school grievance league with close ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis, has changed public education in Florida – and not for the better, many parents and educators say.

In DeSantis’s war on “woke,” a political term that refers to the belief in systemic racism or other injustices, the Moms for Liberty are his foot soldiers. They’re a force in Republican politics akin to Sarah Palin, John McCain’s 2008 running mate, who called herself “a hockey mom” and said the only difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is “lipstick.”

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