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June 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Sotomayor Rips SCOTUS for Causing Total “Chaos” in LGBTQ Books Case
Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the Supreme Court was actually enabling censorship.
June 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Rules Homophobic Books Bans in Schools Are OK
The Supreme Court determined parents can “opt out” of letting their children see LGBTQ books in the classroom.
March 30, 2023
Grace Segers
Are Republicans Winning the War on Public Schools?
GOP figures like Glenn Youngkin and Ron DeSantis believe “parents’ rights” rhetoric has made education a winning issue—but its potency may not last forever.

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