John,

Since TFN’s founding back in 1995, we’ve been the resource of record for monitoring the religious right in Texas. Their latest scheme? Targeting our most impressionable young minds — students in our public schools — with ultra-right-wing propaganda machine PragerU. 

PragerU is not an accredited academic institution. It’s a far right media company that pushes misinformation. After successfully getting their insidious materials into public schools in Florida and Oklahoma, we’ve discovered they now have their eyes set on Texas. As the state’s watchdog for the far-right, TFN is fighting to ensure PragerU never makes it to our classrooms. But we can’t do it without you.

The minute the news broke that extremist State Board of Education (SBOE) member Julie Pickren was pushing PragerU, we were on top of it. 

• We quickly put out a statement condemning Pickren for falsely announcing the vendor was officially coming to Texas public schools before the SBOE had even discussed it.
• We published an informational blog explaining what PragerU is and why it has no place in the classroom.
• We spoke out against PragerU in interviews for major media outlets and participated in a press conference alongside Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia and allies.

John, the battle has just begun. Can you chip in $5? 25? $100? Your donation will help us keep up the fight against the extremists who want to poison students’ minds with PragerU’s misinformation. 

🚨 PragerU Kids: Propaganda Masked as Educational Material 📢

Here are a few real examples of the nauseating “lessons” available in the PragerU Kids library:

• “Leo & Layla Meet Frederick Douglass” twists the words of the abolitionist, making disgusting claims that slavery was “a compromise” while admonishing movements to remedy systemic oppression today.
• “How To Embrace Your Femininity” tells little girls they should “embrace being a wife and a mother,” and “be positive and smile” – because “one of the most beautiful things god has created is a woman’s smile.”
• “Los Angeles: Mateo Backs the Blue” dismisses George Floyd’s murder and purports that claims of racial targeting by police are “false,” depicts Black Lives Matter activists as violent rioters and looters, and encourages children to thank police officers.

PragerU has no place in our public schools, and our students are not political pawns. With your support, we will continue to advocate for Texas students to receive the well-rounded, truthful education they deserve.

With gratitude,

Val Benavidez (she/her/ella)

TFN President

TFN is a statewide non-partisan, grassroots organization that is building an informed and effective movement working toward equality and social justice.

Texas Freedom Network
P.O. Box 1624
Austin, TX 78767
United States 
Phone: (512) 322-0545

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