A growing number of parents are pushing back on public school teachings they consider harmful to their children. Theyve raised a collective voice against divisive approaches like Critical Race Theory, radical gender policies, and the injection of woke ideology into almost every school subject. And theyre making a difference. After winning Virginias gubernatorial race earlier this month largely on an education platform, Glenn Youngkin assured Virginian parents hes in their corner: Were going to restore excellence in our schools
Were going to embrace our parents, not ignore them.
But many public education proponents arent so welcoming toward parents. Youngkins opponent, Terry McAuliffe, ran on the premise that parents shouldnt be telling schools what to teach. Former president Barack Obama echoed his sentiments, referring to parental concerns as phony, trumped-up culture wars. A recent opinion piece in The Washington Post by education professor Jack Schneider calls parents efforts conspiratorial fantasies, comments that earned kudos on Twitter from Randi Weingarten, head of one of the nations largest teachers unions. Another education professor, Christina Wyman, put it even more bluntly in an NBC News opinion piece: Parents, community members, and politicians who arent qualified to teach should keep their noses out ..............