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The Guardian reports that on Friday, "Texas’s Republican-controlled
education board rejected textbooks that included climate-crisis policy
solutions." One of the board members is an oil company executive.

Lessons on evolution were also contested.

The PCCC's Save Our School Boards program supports candidates who are
actively fighting against right-wing extremism. This year, 65% of our
school board candidates won.

[ [link removed] ]Can you donate $1 each (or $10 if you can) to candidates fighting
far-right extremism on our school boards? Click here. 

Save Our School Board candidates we endorsed and supported won their races
in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Idaho, New Jersey,
Oregon, and New Mexico this year. Here's why -- in the words of school
board candidates who have won:

Karl Frisch is a Fairfax, Virginia school board member who ran for
re-election in November with PCCC’s support. Frisch told The American
Prospect, "When somebody decides to run for office, it is an enormous
undertaking. PCCC's candidate training really helped flesh out what to do,
and how to run an effective campaign that gets my message in front of the
voters I need to win."

Missy Zombor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin told ABC News: "School Board
campaigns are some of the most polarizing and difficult political
campaigns right now and they are often run by brand-new candidates with
little to no campaigning experience. Learning how to build a budget,
obtain your voter file, communicate with the media, and prepare for
everything else along the way can be daunting."

National media are paying close attention:

ABC News reports the PCCC is leading the charge to fight back against
right-wing extremism on school boards: "The Progressive Change Campaign
Committee (PCCC) launched the 'Save Our School Boards' campaign to boost
more than 200 aligned school board candidates in the upcoming cycle."

Politico reports that the "Save Our School Boards initiative from the
Progressive Change Campaign Committee is also intended to serve as a
liberal attempt to create a national school board slate."

The American Prospect adds that "PCCC's 'Save Our School Boards' campaign
is to give progressive candidates the tools they need to not only stand up
to right-wing extremism, but also to learn how to run successful campaigns
and implement a progressive agenda."

90% of PCCC survey respondents recently said they are very concerned about
right-wing control over school boards.

That's why thousands of people are helping defeat right-wing extremism in
schools by donating to candidates fighting back and to the PCCC’s national
Save Our School Boards campaign.

Our resources help first-time school board candidates on the nuts and
bolts of running a successful campaign -- including gathering petition
signatures to get on the ballot, creating a campaign plan, budgeting,
building a grassroots army, and much more.

[ [link removed] ]If turning back the tide of right-wing extremism on school boards in
2024 is important to you, please donate what you can to these school board
races today.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Hannah Riddle, PCCC Director of Candidate Services

P.S. If you're running for school board, [ [link removed] ]apply for resources and
campaign help here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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