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Extremists Target Blue Valley, other districts with misleading mailers

Here come the deceptive postcards from a New York PAC. Don’t let them take over your school board Blue Valley, Baldwin City, Lansing and Chanute. From Stand Up Blue Valley’s Post: Did you check your mail yesterday? Many Blue Valley voters found this mailer from the 1776 Project PAC in their boxes. Ultra-rich investors behind 1776 want to privatize K-12 education – so they can profit from it. Award-winning, high-performing public school districts like ours stand in their way. Blue Valley Schools is the top district in Kansas and among the TOP 1% of districts in the nation....
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Half of SMSD BOE Candidates No Show for PTA-sponsored event

SMAC PTA had a meet and greet for school board candidates, but half the candidates did not attend. Thank you to Jessica Hembree, Mario Garcia, Jamie Boardman and David Westbrook for briefly explaining why you are running and then making yourselves available to talk to patrons. Originally posted on Facebook on Oct. 5th, 2023....
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Johnson County Moms for Liberty criticizes book fair display

“This book fair display is not offensive. If you vote for school board and legislative candidates who think it is, you are part of the problem. Johnson County Moms for Liberty is supporting school board candidates throughout the county, and other branches have popped up throughout the state. For all they claim to be about other things, refusing to celebrate people who are different from them is at the core of their mission, and failing to recognize that it’s good to help everyone feel like they belong at their school is part of what makes them a problem.”...
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School board changes can destroy students’ educational opportunities

“Here’s a well-written description of what happens when your school board is taken over by extremists. We’ve heard similar stories from other Kansas districts. If you’re in Gardner Edgerton we recommend Aleksandra Nokes, Emma Jones, Heath Freeman and Katie Williams to restore normalcy to your school board, and if you’re in other districts we urge you to be an informed voter in your school board races and make sure the eligible students in your life are registered to vote. “Our schools help create the future for our students, and watching the Gardner-Edgerton School District be governed by members...
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