Following intense backlash from parents’ rights groups, the Biden Administration has decided to disband their council because of accusations of left-wing bias. The various groups filed a lawsuit to stop the panel due to violations of FACA.
While parents’ rights organizations continue to raise concerns about their children’s education and make gains across the country through school board elections, the Biden Administration ignores their demands for action. In their most recent failure, they formed an educational panel filled with political activists rather than including one of the most influential voices in a child’s life, parents.
Following the 2022 Midterm Election, people tried to explain the disappointing results in much of the country. BEST Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs Quisha King illuminates the more significant systemic problem in public education. She believes a major takeaway from this election was the influence of Gen Z, a group radicalized by teachers and the public education system. In this opinion piece, she argues that parents should actively participate in their child’s education and turn away from the liberal weapon that is the public education system.
With statistics surrounding education falling and the woke policies spreading across public schools, parents want answers to why this trend has occurred. In an opinion piece for Townhall, Tamra Farah answers this question and outlines the case for complex issues within the education system.
The term equity has taken on a new meaning within the public school system. Instead of promoting equal opportunity, schools are stretching the definition to encompass CRT or Critical Race Theory. In her opinion piece from 2021, Tamra Farah delves deeper and seeks to find answers as to why equity has evolved into CRT through deceptive tactics by the Left. She delves into how this new strategy is in full force in states like Virginia, Wisconsin, and Oregon.
After the lockdowns of 2020, America’s schools face tall tasks and challenges from critiques. Students are falling behind in their studies and scoring lower on standardized testing, while the problems before the pandemic have only grown. Frederick Hess diagnoses the current state of education and how conservatives can finally take the lead on K-12 education and promote a better system.
As election season wraps up, we want to acknowledge the incredible strides we have made for parental rights, educational freedom, and liberty. In this press release, we discuss our extraordinary BEST Academy Graduates, some of whom ran for office and won.
As a state coalition leader for BEST, Sheri Mitchell worked towards a return to in-person learning. However, in this opinion piece, she advocates reforming discipline within Gwinnett County. She argues in favor of a firmer stance, saying the safety of the students should be a paramount concern for the community.
With Election Day 2022 quickly approaching, voters across the country will utilize their votes to raise concerns on various topics. For this election cycle, parents have focused on pushing back against the liberal agenda within the classroom. Across the country, a parents rights movement has taken action and ran for office to positively impact their communities.
With the midterm elections on the horizon, the movement for school choice has become front and center in the public discourse. With the growing popularity of school choice and Governors across the nation taking action, there has never been a better time to address the topic than now. Parental Right advocates must capitalize on this moment ripe for reform, particularly regarding school choice.
