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This sounds shockingly exactly like Florida, minus the high ranking and respected school system before this was implemented.

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Yes.. and The Heritage Foundation and Desantis plotted it all. He was on Tv local news daily with placards about his saving children( surrounded by children) EVERY DAY … it only stopped while he ran for President.. luckily even with his backers he looked like a idiot… so hoping Trump doesn’t get near the White House and Harris/Walz can do something about the fleecing of education!! In the meantime children’s education will be hurt….

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Goodness, what a mess, David. I knew you were fighting hard in Ohio but I didn’t know on how many fronts. I’m rooting for public education as it should be done with excellence for all.

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I just did some research, thanks to your article. Why does everything have to be political?! What happened to the love of our children and the desire for each to have an extremely excellent education in our public school systems?

[ I admit I’m biased – I would like to see Montessori education instituted in the kindergartens of all inner cities for ages 3 to 6. LMK if you’d like to start one - I can help :-) ]

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This is a decades effort to dumb down education in the U. S.

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And now the GOP has a bill in REQUIRING school districts to allow Release Time for Religious Instruction in school buildings. This is done fucking dangerous stuff where the far right Christian nationalists are taking over public education… I’m just so goddam furious over this shit!

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Red, Wine and Blue has a Zoom meeting this Thursday, Aug 29 … here’s the link https://secure.everyaction.com/-bE3MdRlI0Ow29lW9tDLEQ2

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Thanks for sharing that link!

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Florida has passed laws about schools that are seriously discriminatory and pushing religion into public schools. Chaplains allowed on schools now!!

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These states are winning one little bit at a time and then all of sudden, it'll be a big emergency instead of pushing hard at EVERY small chip... furious about nobody seeming to give a crap at a local level... everyone wants to be superman... I attend every school board meeting and know how many other residents attend? 0... unless they have already decided to close a school, then everyone shows up to scream...

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What’s the literacy rate in ohio public schools?

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It's also worth noting that Lt Gov Husted is an advocate for LifeWise Academy, the Patriot Mobile -funded/Project 2025-associated effort to remove public school kids during the day for Bible lessons. He toured the state with LifeWise founder Joel Penton in 2022.

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Same sick story in Florida. Desantis sucks.

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This is shameful and our kids and the future of our country are at risk!!! There definitely needs to be rules and regulations in place and an overhaul of our education. Stop the greed and corrupt culture and PUT OUR CHILDREN FIRST!!!!!

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