Right-wing “Parents’ Rights” Groups: A Recent History

Since President Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration in January 2021, right-wing parent organizations have emerged across the United States to protest what they describe as Leftist indoctrination in American classrooms. These troupes purport to be grassroots, independent collections of concerned parents;...

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Autore principale: Shepherd, Lauren Lassabe
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: IdeAs 2024
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:Since President Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration in January 2021, right-wing parent organizations have emerged across the United States to protest what they describe as Leftist indoctrination in American classrooms. These troupes purport to be grassroots, independent collections of concerned parents; however, they are funded by powerful conservatives and billionaire donors who have given millions of dollars to create and sustain them (Swenson, 2023). They were conceived in protest of an array ...