Educated We Stand · [email protected]

September 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Libs of TikTok is targeting another educator

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Hi JOHN, Teachers should never be afraid to be themselves at school. But Moms for Liberty and Libs of TikTok have a long history of targeting educators online, fueling harassment campaigns, and putting teachers on the front lines of their followers. Now, they're targeting a m…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

September 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM

The attacks aren’t slowing down. Neither are we.

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Trump’s ideology is already in our classrooms, JOHN. Trump’s administration has banned important American lessons on race and authentic history and threatened federal funding of necessary resources for students in our neighborhood schools. These political attacks on education…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

September 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM

This fight is personal for me

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Hey JOHN, As a mom, watching this administration dismantle the Department of Education piece by piece is personal. Because I know what's at stake for students, parents, and teachers. It means: Reduced resources for low-income public schools. Weakened protections for students…

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Team EWS · [email protected]

September 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Nothing says “back to school” like this

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JOHN, What did Donald Trump and DoE Secretary Linda McMahon celebrate at their “Back to School” event? How they’ve dismantled the Department of Education. Shocker. Trump praised the work Secretary McMahon has done furthering Trump’s agenda toward eliminating the Department o…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

September 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM

The attacks aren’t slowing down. Neither are we.

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JOHN, From dismantling the Department of Education to gutting federal education programs to his ideology being forced into public schools, Trump’s attacks on public education aren’t slowing down. So neither are we. Now that we’re in September and just a few months out from sc…

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Karla via EWS · [email protected]

August 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM

re: August

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JOHN, I wanted to make sure you saw the team's message about our wins this month! We're preparing to take what worked in Florida and invest in more pro-public education champions across the country. But first, we need to hit our $10,000 August goal before midnight. Will you ch…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM

Look what we accomplished in August

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Hi JOHN, August ends today, but before we jump into September, we want to take a moment to celebrate what we accomplished together. In Florida's primary, Educated We Stand endorsed seven school board champions who share our vision for strong public education. Four won their …

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EWS Finance Team · [email protected]

August 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM

re: Karla’s update

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We hope you’re having a restful weekend, JOHN! We hate to bother you, but we wanted to be sure you saw Karla’s message. We're getting closer to our $10,000 goal, but we still have ground to make up before Monday at midnight. Will you chip in $10 or $25 today and help us keep t…

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Karla via EWS · [email protected]

August 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM

52% → 100%

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Hi JOHN, Thanks to this community, we've already raised 52% of our $10,000 goal! That's incredible progress — but we have until midnight Monday to raise the rest. And we can't afford to fall short. We're preparing to announce our next slate of school board endorsements, expan…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM

Back-to-school sniffles are one thing…

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JOHN, Back-to-school season means backpacks, new sneakers, and yes—the inevitable classroom cold that somehow makes its way through every kid by October. This year it also means something else: a 35-year high in measles cases. Here's why. Anti-vaccine rhetoric is coming from …

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 26, 2026 at 8:14 PM

Our next endorsements are coming

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Hi JOHN, We have big plans for what comes next. Can you help us raise $10,000 by the end of the month? We're getting ready to announce our next slate of pro-public education school board candidates — and this time, we're expanding our investments to races across the country. …

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

August 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Back to school 💙

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Hey JOHN, Like a lot of parents, my husband and I are a little sad to see summer end — but we're also happy to see our kids heading back to school. Between packing backpacks, getting back into routines, and remembering just how early mornings start, I've been thinking about h…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Build a pro-education majority

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Hi JOHN, Moms for Liberty may be losing steam, but they are not going away quietly. With allies in the White House, they still have powerful connections and resources behind their fight to bring politics and culture wars into our public schools. With every pro-public educatio…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Protect fact-based education

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Hi JOHN, Museum archives are some of the most powerful tools teachers have. They give students access to real documents, real voices, and the full story of American history. The Trump Administration is attacking museums like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Histo…

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Team Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Organize. Reach voters. Win.

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Our next slate of school board endorsements is coming soon. And we're being strategic about where we fight. We're focusing our resources on races that are competitive, consequential, and critical to defending public education. By concentrating our resources where they can mak…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM

We know their playbook

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Hi JOHN, Extremist groups are organizing. They're recruiting candidates, targeting school boards, and pushing political agendas into our classrooms. So we're organizing harder. Educated We Stand is building the people-powered infrastructure to fight back—supporting pro-public…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

August 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM

BREAKING: Moms for Liberty’s home turf just shifted

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Hey JOHN – The school board results are IN! CONGRATULATIONS to our winning Florida slate! 🎉 3 out of our 5 endorsees won their races last night, and Susanne Peña, the top vote-getter in the Orange County School Board District 3 race, is headed to a runoff in November! Will y…

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EWS Endorsement Team · [email protected]

August 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM

This is important

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Floridians are heading to the polls today, JOHN! We have 5 school board candidates on the ballot who will fight for our public schools. And we have just hours left to help them win. Educated We Stand is building local coalitions to stop book bans, protect honest education, su…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Every child deserves to feel safe and welcome

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JOHN, Students should feel excited to return to school. Instead, many are walking into the new year carrying fear and anxiety that no child should have to bear. For some students, the fear begins before they even arrive at school. ICE activity in their neighborhoods has left …

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM

JOHN, can we explain?

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We need your help, JOHN. We’re halfway through August, and we need to raise $10,000 before the month ends. Let us tell you why. Across the country, we’re seeing attacks on public school education. Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are gutting resources for our schools, right-w…

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EWS · [email protected]

August 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM

The school year has started. The attacks have too.

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The school year has started. But this year, our classrooms are met with censored history lessons, extremist ideology in our curriculum, banned books, and limits on academic freedom. JOHN, The school year has started. But this year, our classrooms are met with censored history …

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EWS Endorsements Team · [email protected]

August 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Help elect Joy L. Jackson

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After 51 years serving Miami-Dade Public Schools, Joy L. Jackson knows that every school board vote affects students, teachers, and families. Hi JOHN, After 51 years serving Miami-Dade Public Schools, Joy L. Jackson knows that every school board vote affects students, teachers…

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EWS Endorsement Team · [email protected]

August 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM

5 days. 5 candidates. $5

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Hi JOHN, We're just FIVE DAYS away from Florida's primary election. Educated We Stand endorsed five incredible school board candidates who are ready to protect public schools, support educators, and put students first. Now they need our help. Every day until Tuesday is criti…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Early voting is underway in Florida

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Hi JOHN, This is interesting. As of last month, Moms for Liberty had not made ANY direct contributions to local school board candidates in Florida. At first glance, that might sound like good news. But don't let it fool you. Extremist candidates are still running. Outside gro…

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EWS Endorsements Team · [email protected]

August 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

A proud OCPS graduate is stepping up

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We're excited to introduce you to a member of our 2026 endorsement slate: Melissa Lopez Marantes for Orange County School Board, District 1. Hi JOHN, Florida's August 18 primary is around the corner! That's why we're excited to introduce you to a member of our 2026 endorsemen…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

August 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM

They called Head Start 'unnecessary'

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Hi JOHN, This makes my blood boil. The Trump Administration has called Head Start "onerous" and "unnecessary." Tell that to the working parents who depend on it. Tell that to the children who get a strong start in school because of it. Head Start isn't bureaucracy. It's oppor…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

August 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Book bans aren’t stopping

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JOHN, And Tango Makes Three, Charlotte’s Web, 1984, The Bluest Eye, The Color Purple, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and Last Night at the Telegraph Club. The target is not one genre, one age group, or one kind of book. It is a children's picture book, the A…

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EWS Endorsements Team · [email protected]

August 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Don't let Moms for Liberty win this seat

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JOHN, early voting is underway in Florida, and we need your help to ensure Angie Gallo beats her Moms for Liberty opponent. JOHN, early voting is underway in Florida, and we need your help to ensure Angie Gallo beats her Moms for Liberty opponent. Angie Gallo is running for O…

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Team Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM

All of this to further their own political agenda

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JOHN, This back-to-school season, extremists are afraid of the truth. They’re turning school board meetings into political theater, banning books, censoring our classrooms, silencing teachers who dare to teach the facts, and erasing history that disagrees with their right-win…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM

One donation=protecting multiple school boards

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This election cycle will determine whether school boards are led by pro-education leaders or candidates who want to turn our school boards into a political circus. Hi JOHN, This election cycle will determine whether school boards are led by pro-education leaders or candidates …

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EWS · [email protected]

August 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM

A win for public education—but the fights not over yet

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JOHN, The Senate education committee recently approved legislation to BLOCK the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. The bipartisan bill would stop the Department of Education from scattering critical responsibilities across other federal a…

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EWS Endorsements Team · [email protected]

August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Meet Susanne Peña, our next school board champion

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We're excited to introduce another member of our 2026 school board endorsement slate: Susanne Peña! Hi JOHN, We're excited to introduce another member of our 2026 school board endorsement slate: Susanne Peña! With the August 18th primary just around the corner, now is the tim…

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Karla, EWS Chair · [email protected]

August 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM

It starts with your local school board

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Hi JOHN, School board races don't usually make national headlines. But when we don't show up for them, we feel the consequences everywhere. School boards decide far more than most people realize. They determine whether: Students have access to diverse books and honest histor…

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GOOD NEWS ALERT via EWS · [email protected]

August 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM

🚨 Victory for Florida's teachers

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GOOD NEWS: 🚨Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” was blocked by the courts🚨 In 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed this law to silence honest conversations about race, gender, and history in our classrooms. It threatened teachers with punishment for doing what great educators do every d…

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Endorsement 🚨via EWS · [email protected]

August 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM

The first of our 2026 school board champions

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JOHN, We're excited to announce our 2026 school board endorsements! This year, we're making targeted investments in a select group of Florida school board races where we can have the greatest impact protecting public education, restoring community trust, and electing leaders …

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EWS · [email protected]

August 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Invest in classrooms, not culture wars

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Hi JOHN, Did you know…. And with higher prices, that burden is only growing. Teachers shouldn't have to choose between their paycheck and making sure students have pencils, notebooks, and basic classroom supplies. Instead of focusing on lowering costs and supporting our scho…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

August 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Make your first gift of August count

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Hi JOHN, August means back-to-school season for millions of students. But while schools have been on summer break, extremist attacks on public education haven't slowed down. Just recently, the Texas State Board of Education approved a curriculum that includes Bible lessons in…

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EWS Finance Team · [email protected]

July 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Midnight tonight

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Hi JOHN, Tonight's deadline is quickly approaching, and we're so close to reaching our $10,000 goal. Will you donate before midnight to help us reach our goal? Every dollar raised before midnight will help us support pro-public education candidates who are ready to stand up t…

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Team Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM

National Support Public Education Day

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Hi JOHN, Today is National Support Public Education Day, and we're celebrating everyone who is standing up for our public schools. Teachers. Parents. Students. School board members. Volunteers. Supporters like you. The best way to honor this day is to keep that fight going. W…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

July 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM

Stand up for students and educators

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Hi JOHN – Right now, we need school board champions willing to stand up for our public schools, educators, and students—even when powerful, well-funded groups are working to undermine them. Educated We Stand supports pro-public education school board candidates who will lead …

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EWS · [email protected]

July 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Why we're asking you to step up today

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JOHN, We're asking you to step up today because the 2026 midterm elections must be a referendum on extremism. Billionaire-backed groups like Moms for Liberty are pouring money into school board races, pushing candidates who support book bans, censorship, attacks on teachers…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM

Help us reach $10,000

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Hi JOHN, Supporters like you have stepped up because y’all know what's at stake. School board elections may not always make national headlines, but they shape what students learn, how teachers are supported, and whether our public schools remain welcoming places for every chi…

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EWS Finance Team · [email protected]

July 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Public education is on the ballot.

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Hey JOHN, Educated We Stand is one of the last lines of defense for public education. Soon, we will be announcing our slate of school board candidates who are committed to protecting students, supporting educators, and keeping politics out of the classroom. If you believe eve…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Re: Trump, Desantis, M4L…

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Hi JOHN, Florida has become the testing ground for the far right's attacks on public education. But if their movement started in Florida, we believe we can help stop it here, too. That's why Educated We Stand is proud to support pro-public education champions ready to defend o…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

She started with one handmade sign

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Hi JOHN, We have some exciting news to share! Our Chair, Karla Hernández-Mats, was recently honored with the Women's Rights Award from the American Federation of Teachers. In 2011, she was a middle school teacher standing alone on Hialeah’s 49th Street with a handmade sign c…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Trump, Desantis, M4L…

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JOHN, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Moms for Liberty, and their allies have pushed book bans, censored classrooms, and made too many students, parents, and educators feel unwelcome in their own schools.  We focus our investments on school board races where our support can have …

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Read the fine print on this "parental rights" pledge

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JOHN, Moms for Liberty is circulating a "Parent Pledge" asking school board candidates to sign on the dotted line. It sounds reasonable. It's designed to. But we've read the fine print—and translated what it really means. When they say: "The right to direct the education of …

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EWS Organizing Team · [email protected]

July 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Here’s what we’re building together

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JOHN, Groups like Moms for Liberty have built a national network that shows up in community after community with a coordinated strategy. There’s a reason the right is investing so heavily in school board races. They understand that these local positions have real power — over…

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Educated We Stand · [email protected]

July 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Equal pay strengthens families and schools

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Hi JOHN, Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. It's a reminder that Black women have to work months longer than the average white man to earn the same amount of money. That inequity exists in our classrooms, too. According to the National Education Association, Black teachers…

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Karla Hernández-Mats · [email protected]

July 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM

Schools should always be places of safety

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JOHN, Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. As a teacher, a mom, and someone who has spent my life fighting for public education, nothing is more heartbreaking than a parent dropping off their children, hoping they are safe an…

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