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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 15d

This conversation will explore the role of teachers, the fight for public education, and what’s at stake for our democracy.

🎟️ Presented by @booksandbooks.bsky.social in partnership with the Books & Books Literary Foundation.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 15d

📚✨ Join us for an unforgettable evening with @rweingarten.bsky.social as she discusses her powerful new book Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.

🗓 Tuesday, October 28
📍 Coral Gables Congregational Church
⏰ 7 PM

RSVP: bit.ly/Randi_Weinga...

An Evening with Randi Weingarten

President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten joins us for her timely, essential new novel WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 23d

Randi Weingarten's new book just dropped today! Who would like to read it with me?

You can get your copy here, and using this link will also help us keep the lights on. #affiliate

https://bookshop.org/a/106250/9798217045419

Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 24d

La educación pública está en la boleta. 🗳️

Hoy es el Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes — regístrate o verifica en 2 minutos en vote.gov.

#RegistroDeVotantes #EducaciónPúblicaca

Just a moment...

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 24d

Public education is on the ballot. 🗳️
Today is National Voter Registration Day — register or verify in 2 minutes at vote.gov.#NVRD #PublicEducation

Just a moment...

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 24d

The education crisis is deepest in the Midwest & South.

These are the same regions where public schools face relentless political attacks. The results? Declining literacy, math, and science scores. Our kids are paying the price.

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US twelfth-graders had lowest reading performance in three decades, report shows

Over 30% of U.S. students in their last year of high school lack basic reading skills, the lowest performance in over three decades, according to test results released on Tuesday that the administration of President Donald Trump pointed to as justification for its push to shrink the federal government's role in education in favor of more control by the states.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · May 22

Established science has already proven this false for decades. The battle against Fluoride is a decades long battle rooted in post WWII and Cold War fear mongering.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · May 22

50th in the nation in teacher pay. We would rather try to run 3 imperfect systems of education (public, charter, and vouchers) than one perfect one.

Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · May 22

“With conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself from the case, the 4-4 ruling left intact a lower court's decision that blocked the establishment of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.”

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Split US Supreme Court blocks religious charter school

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a major case involving religious rights in American education.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · May 16

Saying Florida is #1 in Education should always have had an asterisk. We may have been #1 in Higher Education, but K-12 we were always middle of the road. The DeSantis administration conveniently left out that part in their propaganda. Read more: www.usnews.com/news/best-st...

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Florida Education Association @floridaea.bsky.social · May 14

📉 Teacher pay is rising nationwide — but Florida has dropped to 50th in the country.

Lawmakers have failed to prioritize public education. Our students deserve better. Florida can and must do better.

📝 Write your legislator and demand they do better → bit.ly/4k3Kek4

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 26

This is false. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral, not a drug, and side effects occur if taken in large quantities, not at the .7 mg / liter of water Miami is at.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 23

🚨 URGENT: Miami-Dade Commissioners are voting MAY 6 on fluoride in our water. The Mayor vetoed its removal — now we need your voice!

✍️ Write your commissioner TODAY. Tell them to UPHOLD the veto and PROTECT our kids' health. www.momsforlibros.org/protecting_o...

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 18

The vote on HB 1539 is APRIL 24.
This is our LAST CHANCE to stop state-run censorship in Florida schools.
📬 Email your representative NOW: www.momsforlibros.org/oppose_1539

#StopHB1539 #ProtectTheRightToRead

BILL ALERT: Harmful to Minors

🚨 Florida HB 1539 is a censorship bill in disguise. It removes local decision-making power from parents and educators and hands it to state officials—blocking students’ access to books based on…

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 14

🚨 Miami-Dade may REMOVE fluoride from water.
The mayor vetoed it—now the Commission may override.
📧 EMAIL your commissioner today!!!

🛡️ Protect health, follow the science.

www.momsforlibros.org/protecting_o...

Protecting Our Water: Urge Commissioners to Uphold Fluoride Veto

🚨 URGENT: Help Protect Miami-Dade’s Water! 🚰 Our County Commission is considering removing fluoride from our public water supply—despite scientific consensus on its safety and health benefits. 🛑…

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 10

Tenemos que preguntarnos: ¿Queremos aulas donde los estudiantes se sientan respetados y reconocidos, o aulas donde los maestros tengan miedo de reconocer su humanidad?

¡Brevard Schools tiene que hacerlo mejor! 2/2

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2...

Brevard teacher first to lose job over Florida law requiring parent sign-off on preferred name

The Satellite High School teacher did not have written parental permission to call the student by an alternative to their legal name.

www.floridatoday.com

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 10

Apoyamos a la Sra. Melissa Calhoun de Satellite High por hacer todo lo posible para que un niño se sintiera incluido y seguro. 1/2

Brevard teacher first to lose job over Florida law requiring parent sign-off on preferred name

The Satellite High School teacher did not have written parental permission to call the student by an alternative to their legal name.

www.floridatoday.com

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 10

We stand with Ms. Melissa Calhoun from Satellite High for doing her best to make a child feel included & safe.

We have to ask ourselves: Do we want classrooms where students feel respected and seen or ones where teachers are afraid to acknowledge their humanity?

Brevard Schools needs to do better!

Brevard teacher first to lose job over Florida law requiring parent sign-off on preferred name

The Satellite High School teacher did not have written parental permission to call the student by an alternative to their legal name.

www.floridatoday.com

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 9

Instead, they chose to make a student feel like they are the reason a favorite teacher was fired simply for being who they are.

Shame on #BrevardSchools!

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2...

Satellite High teacher loses job after using student's preferred name: What we know

The high school teacher's annual contract was not renewed after calling a student by their preferred name without parental consent.

www.floridatoday.com

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 9

If the district was so worried about student success, they would take care of the whole child and make sure students are in the right mindset to learn.

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 9

“‘At BPS our focus is on education — teachers are here to teach and support students academically,’ Murnaghan said.” 🧵

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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · Apr 3

ELC’s annual #MakingTheGrade report shows that many public schools already lack sufficient funding. edlawcenter.org/research/mak... Explore the impact of potential federal revenue losses under Trump 2.0 using our new tool. edlawcenter.org/research/tru...

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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · Apr 7

Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School

Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School - Education Law Center

A group of Oklahoma faith leaders, public education advocates, and public-school parents – who are among the plaintiffs...

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 8

Another Randy Fine bill is dead. This was specifically so that pride flags cannot be flown in municipal buildings, schools, city halls, etc.

Keep up the calls, emails, and testimony!

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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · Apr 8

SB 94, the bill by Randy Fine to lower the age of gun purchases from 21 to 18 has officially died in the Senate.

Since bills need a House and Senate version to become law, this bill will not pass this session.

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